Major Banks Buy Into Blockchain-Based Trade Finance Allowing SMEs To Profit
May 15th, 2019 – Everyday produce from around the world is shipped and moved to the far corners of the globe for customers to buy with such ease that little thought is given to the inner workings of this trade industry. From French Champagne being p...
Visa sends blockchain-based B2B payments network live
June 12th, 2019 – Visa has announced the commercial launch of its cross-border payments network, Visa B2B Connect. According to the company, the network allows financial institutions to quickly and securely process high-value corporate cross-border ...
The platform forges new ways to make financing easier and more available for small and medium businesses
AMSTERDAM, June 10th, 2019 – Fintech company, Factris has launched a new version of their Finance Automation for Business platform or the “FAB” platform for short. This new platform is a crucial piece of the puzzle for Factris that will ...
UBA, AFD sign partnership to support SMEs in Africa
June 1th, 2019 – Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and the Agence Française de Development (AFD), France’s public and solidarity-based development bank Wednesday signed the final documents facilitating the financ...
IP is a key component in sustained SME development, new study finds
May 31th, 2019 – The European Union IP Office (EUIPO) and European Patent Office (EPO) have teamed up to present a report on the relationship between IP activity and the growth potential of European SMEs. Such businesses are a critical component of ...
Why cloud platforms will make SMEs stronger
May 28th, 2019 – DATA growth is usually directly correlated with the company’s growth, and this has been especially true with small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs). SMEs in the APAC region have been enjoying tremendous growth and success in the...
Managed Print Services (MPS) Market – Asia Pacific and Latin America Identified as Lucrative Markets
Recently, a major player in the managed print services (MPS) market announced a one-stop-shop solution for all IT needs. The increasing holistic approach to software solutions is a trend common in other industries as well. The trend can help client organi...
Top 5 Blockchain & Cryptocurrency-Friendly European Nations
April 21th, 2019 – Innovative technology giant countries such as Malta, Italy, Switzerland, Denmark, and Estonia, are in the top 5 European nations which are friendly to blockchain, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, and have acknowledged the impor...
Xero Spearheads Funding Movement For South African SMEs
May 2th 2019 – Online accounting expert Xero has secured agreements with some of South Africa’s digital lending startups in a bid to help provide funding for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country. According to IT News Africa...
Who is winning the battle for tech talent in Southeast Asia?
May 7th, 2019 – Talent, or the lack of it, is something that business leaders talk about all the time — more so in the technology space than anything else. According to the SMB Digital Maturity Index 2019, the lack of digital skills and talent in ...
