Articles about business banking services, and the strategies banks use to grow banking relationships with SMEs and business owners.
Small businesses lean on credit cards, but new options from Affirm and others will force card programs to compete with buy now, pay later.
5 Ways Banks Can Prevent Small Business Defections to Fintechs
Small businesses are underserved when it comes to their digital banking needs. Find out how to give them what they need before they move on.
The Future of Business Banking: Fintech Innovation + Human Advice
Partnering with — or acquiring — fintechs is a key part of how business banking is evolving, but tech must be paired with traditional skills.
How Banks Can Leverage Digital to Add Business Banking Customers
The small and mid-size business market is underserved. Much like consumers, business customers expect personalized banking experiences.
Inside the Bank Selling Its Own Fintech Software
The OakNorth neobank+fintech model confirms that banking and technology are increasingly inseparable. It may prove to be a template.
4 Ways Banks Can Use Google Alerts & Social Monitoring to Drive Growth
New social media monitoring apps plus the free Google Alerts tool provide bank marketers with valuable competitive intelligence.
Three Key Trends Driving Innovation in Banking in 2022
Effective use of data is key to innovation, enabling banks to meet the digital expectations of small businesses and to partner with fintechs.
Digital UX Key for Banks to Win Back Small Businesses from Fintechs
Banks must address gaps in digital capability to retain small business customers. Innovative features and ease of use are both essential.
Digital Bank Alert: Oxygen Lays Claim to the Gig Economy
Neobank Oxygen attracts freelancers who need help managing finances by offering generous rewards and using unique marketing tactics.
OakNorth: A Blueprint for Future Bank Success
Businesses are big business in banking. Unfortunately, most small businesses are struggling to get fast and flexible financing, says OakNorth Bank's chief operating officer Jackson Hull.
The Gig Economy: How Banks Can Find Hidden Revenue Opportunities
The fast-growing freelance worker market could be a boon for financial institutions, but so far has been largely untapped by the industry.
Top Trends Transforming Business Banking in 2022 and Beyond
Fintechs are making deep inroads in the small business banking market, including lending, forcing banks to up their game.
Intuit Is Drilling Even Deeper into Small Business Banking
Free business checking offered with Green Dot Bank serves as a tie-in for firms using QuickBooks and as part of a 'starter kit' for future subscribers.
What Relationship Banking Should Look Like in 2022
The rise of digital makes it harder to be a relationship banker, but modern technology frees up time for a human connection when needed.
How Square is Building a Small Business Banking Powerhouse
The big fintech is building digital bridges connecting consumer and seller users into a growing ecosystem under the newly named parent, Block.
Square: An Increasingly Strong Player in Financial Services
If there is a single small business challenger bank for traditional banks and credit unions to keep an eye on, it's Square. Here, we hear from CEO Lewis Goodwin on his plans and the challenges facing North American fintechs.
The 68 Million Consumers Financial Institutions Are Overlooking
Independent contractors represent a fast-growing market, and millions of them need bank accounts. The right digital features are key.
Small Businesses Demand Great Mobile, Account Managers & Branches
People and branches are costly, but they help counteract the trend to fragmentation of finance, at least among business customers.
What Millennial & Gen Z Business Owners Want from Banks
Startups surged during the pandemic, and like their mostly young owners, they have digital DNA. Are banks and credit unions ready for them?
Why Are So Many Credit Unions Buying Banks?
Cross-industry acquisitions, once rare, have shot up under the pressure to grow. Policy issues threaten to quash the trend.
Banks’ Poor Use of Data Drives Business Customers to Fintechs
Despite progress in analytics, data-driven decision-making lags, especially with SMB customers, making them susceptible to poaching.
H&R Block Plunges Deeper Into Banking With New Mobile App
Mobile app's free business checking accounts could be a gateway to other banking relationships as more small firms join the platform.
How Banks Can Build Financial Experiences With Partner Marketplaces
Here is what banks should know about creating an Apple-store like experience for business customers looking to purchase fintech solutions.
