How Amex is building a B2B ecosystem for SMBs

Banking, SMB Finance

Inside Bank of America’s plan to own the small business relationship

• Bank of America is building tools that address tariffs, cashflow gaps, and employee retention simultaneously.
• The bank is betting integration beats specialization as digital competitors chase individual pain points.

5 questions, Awards, Banking, SMB Finance

Simplifying small business finances: Inside U.S. Bank’s award-winning approach

• U.S. Bank was recognized as 'Best Bank for SMBs' at this year’s Tearsheet SMB Finance Awards.
• Kristen Link, SVP and Product Lead for Business Customer Journeys and Delivery at U.S. Bank, explains how the super-regional bank supports SMBs across cash flow, payments, and daily operations.

Business of Fintech, Member Exclusive, SMB Finance

Putting small businesses first: AI, trust, and the human side of finance

• At this year’s Money 20/20, conversations went beyond payments and embedded finance to how technology can truly support America’s smallest businesses.
• Two fintechs shone in the discussion: Hello Alice, which aims to make capital more accessible, and Bluevine, a banking platform tailored for SMBs and sole proprietors. Different strategies, same focus -- putting SMB owners first.

Banking, SMB Finance

Relationship banking is the secret sauce to successfully banking SMB customers

• SMB owners face isolation, tool proliferation, and vulnerability to economic shifts, managing every business function while lacking revenue cushions for uncertainty.
• KeyBank's Certified Cash Flow Advisor Program is evolving banking relationships from transactional to consultative, with certified advisors providing ongoing guidance through "Key Conversations".

Partner, SMB Finance

How Lendflow is helping embedded lenders reduce system fragmentation and gain an edge in AI

• Lenders juggle multiple data vendors, wrestle with disconnected point solutions, and these tools lack the ability to paint a full picture of the SMB customer and their needs.
• Listen to this podcast to learn how Lendflow is helping lenders break out of the fragmentation quagmire and access a full agentic AI toolbox that helps re-engage borrowers, as well as improve efficiencies for internal processes.