Articles about business banking services, and the strategies banks use to grow banking relationships with SMEs and business owners.
Embedded payments processes can keep banks in the game. But making it work takes collaboration and careful relationship management.
How KeyBank Forges Fintech Partnerships to Streamline Business Payments
Embedded payments processes can keep banks in the game. But making it work takes collaboration and careful relationship management.
The Great Wealth Transfer: How Banks Win the Next Generation of Business Owners
Community banks face a generational shift as $84.4 trillion transfers to tech-savvy heirs. Learn how to adapt and win over young business owners.
Commercial Deposits Are Finally on the Rebound: How to Ride the Rising Tide
After six straight quarters of declines, commercial deposits are starting to bounce back. Three key bank strategies will drive further growth.
Why Optimism is Fragmented Among SMBs — and How Banks Can Help
Umpqua Bank's new report paints a picture of the AI revolution, cybersecurity challenges, and payment tech reshape business landscape. What's next?
The Key to Modernizing Payment Solutions for Small Businesses
Transcard's Jeff Horowitz on how third-party providers are helping financial institutions address the unique payment needs of small businesses.
Modernizing Payment Solutions for Small Businesses
Jeff Horowitz, EVP at Transcard, shares his vision for the future of global digital payments, highlighting trends like digital wallets, biometric authentication, cross-border payments, AI, and IoT.
Why Lean into Content Marketing for SMBs? One Word: Conversions
Want to be top of mind for small businesses? As the cost of acquiring deposits soars, here's how banks are gathering deposits and loans at scale with customized content, CRMs, and even AI-driven drafting, targeted at SMBs.
The State of Small Businesses: A Guide for Banks
Bank of America's latest business owner's report on SMBs' optimism, challenges and strategies in a post-pandemic landscape of economic uncertainty.
How Higher Interest Rates Flipped Small Business Credit Needs
Grasshopper Bank's head of SBA lending says high rates have led to 'credit compression' among smaller borrowers.
How Can Banks Help Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses Cross the $1-Million Barrier?
Small businesses led by underrepresented demographic groups exhibit slower and less growth than those led by white owners. Banks may be able to help turn the tide with targeted awareness outreach and more lending options.
The Key to Successful Commercial Banking Lies In Consumerization. Here’s Why
Two experts share their expertise on trends, challenges and opportunities shaping the future of business banking for community institutions.
How Community Banks Can Win the Business Banking Battle
Explore the importance of building strong relationships with business clients, adapting to the consumerization of commercial banking.
A ‘Pivotal’ Moment: What’s Next for Commercial Banking?
The commercial banking industry is focusing on liquidity management and preparing for new regulations. Why? Find out here.
Business Credit Card Issuers Face Competition but Also Opportunities in BNPL
Small businesses lean on credit cards, but new options from Affirm and others will force card programs to compete with buy now, pay later.
Banking 2030, Part 5: Opportunities and Challenges in Banking’s Core Offerings
Special Report: Good news: Many current lines of business will endure in the bank of the future, enhanced and augmented by digital technologies.
The Small Business Pain Points That Spell Opportunity for Banks
A new study shows key areas where small and midsize businesses say they need help — all opportunities for banks, if only banks would offer.
What Small Businesses Want from Their Banks: Advice
How can banks get small business customers to recommend them to others and to expand the relationship with additional products and services? A new study surfaces key actions to take.
How Bankers Can Help Mitigate the Impact of Natural Disasters for Small Businesses
Bankers who proactively plan how to support small business customers affected by a natural disaster can truly fulfill the role of trusted advisor.
Comerica Stands Out in Small Business Banking with Innovative Co-Op Initiative
Comerica is going beyond traditional banking services to help small business customers with free ads, complimentary office space and other perks.
What’s Most Exciting About the New Pot Banking Bill
A bipartisan Senate bill called the SAFER Banking Act is the best chance banks and credit unions have ever had to get federal approval for serving state-sanctioned marijuana businesses.
How to Disrupt the Disruptors in Small Business Banking
For years, Square, Stripe, and PayPal have been disruptors siphoning small business relationships away from banks and credit unions. Now, through a new fintech partnership, institutions are fighting back.
As Business Payments Go Digital, Banks Must Keep Up with Fintechs
Enhancing cash management services is not only a revenue opportunity for banks, but a way to fend off the fintechs encroaching on business customers.
