
US-based fintech company Square Inc launches bank for small business owners
By Invoice Bazaar | July 21, 2021
American billionaire Jack Dorsey’s fintech company Square Inc has announced the launch of its own bank for small business..

Fidelity Bank to offer easy access to funding for SMEs in Nigeria
By Invoice Bazaar | July 20, 2021
Fidelity Bank, which has about six million customers and 250 branches across Nigeria, is committed to providing easy access to funding for small businesses through..

SIDBI’s FY21 net profit surges 3.6% to Rs 23.98 billion
By Invoice Bazaar | July 19, 2021
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), which is engaged in financing, promotion and development of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in India..

Sidian Bank gets US$4.6m Loan Portfolio Guarantee line from AGF to support SMEs
By Invoice Bazaar | July 17, 2021
The Nairobi-headquartered Sidian Bank has signed a partnership agreement with the African Guarantee Fund (AGF), under which..

Demand for unsecured finance among European SMEs rises significantly
By Invoice Bazaar | July 16, 2021
iwoca, one of Europe’s largest lenders to small businesses, has revealed in its quarterly SME Expert Index of UK brokers that small and..

National Finance wins ‘Best SME Finance Solution Oman 2021’ award
By Invoice Bazaar | July 15, 2021
Muscat-headquartered National Finance has bagged the ‘Best SME Finance Solution Oman 2021’ award instituted by London-based..

Emirates Islamic unveils preferential pricing campaign to support SMEs
By Invoice Bazaar | July 12, 2021
Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Sharia-compliant banks in the UAE, has launched a campaign to support SMEs by offering them..

Lidya mulls steep increase in SME loans in Europe and Nigeria
By Invoice Bazaar | July 11, 2021
Lidya, the quick-loan start-up which successfully raised US$8.3 million recently via new funding round, will significantly increase its lending to high-growth SMEs..

Funding Options creates UK’s first Green Finance marketplace for SMEs
By Invoice Bazaar | July 9, 2021
Funding Options, the platform that helps firms access business finance, has created United Kingdom’s first Green Finance Marketplace..

EDB partners with Mashreq Bank to provide Credit Guarantee programs for SMEs in UAE
By Invoice Bazaar | July 8, 2021
Emirates Development Bank (EDB) has signed an agreement with Mashreq Bank to offer Credit Guarantee programs to small..

RAKBANK partners with Ajman Free Zone to finance SMEs and start-ups
By Invoice Bazaar | July 7, 2021
The National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (RAKBANK) has signed an MoU with Ajman Free Zone for providing easy and affordable..

Bank credit to MSEs in India plunges more than 3% in four months
By Invoice Bazaar | July 5, 2021
The share of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in India’s gross bank credit has registered a sustained decline from 12.11%..