Kenyan startup funding rises 136% in 2018, outpacing Nigeria, SA
Nigeria attracted $306 mn over 26 deals while South Africa slowed with $250 mn in startup funding over 37 deals...
Category : SME
Capify secures £75mn credit facility from Goldman Sachs
The Greater Manchester-based fintech company will use the new facility to accelerate the growth of its lending business to UK SMEs through its merchant cash advance and business loan products...
South Korea’s job creation in July marks low on the record
In July, South Korea had created 5,000 new jobs, according to official data—which comes as a 'shock' to the finance minister...
MasterCard and Strands benefit SMEs with AI-enabled payment technology
The combined Strands' SME platform and MasterCard payment technology is built to empower customers across business needs...
Renault Zoe wins Best SME Green Company Car 2018
The Renault ZOE, in Dynamique Nav specification, was announced as this year’s winner of the hard-fought Green Company Car award at a presentation ceremony held in London...
Pro-Brexit SMEs demonstrate more confidence than EU supporters
SMEs from East and West Midlands in favour of Brexit are self-assured than the ones in support of Scotland and London siding the EU referendum...
IBM extends microfinancing opportunities to Africa’s SMEs
IBM establishes a new supply chain platform using machine learning and blockchain technology to facilitate microloans to SMEs in Africa...
New mission led investment to support Scotland’s social entrepreneurs
A new mission-led investment venture aimed at stimulating social entrepreneurship in Scotland has been launched by leading responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS)...
Dubai’s new proposal to push SMEs and housing sector
The new proposal comes with a focus to allow vacation ownership in Dubai real estate and strengthen SMEs through government contracts...
Alibaba-backed DFTZ project attracts SMEs in e-commerce
The number of SMEs in the project has increased from 1,972 to 2,651 and targets a reach of 10,000, says Minister of International Trade and Industry Mustapa Mohamed...