Where Credit’s Due Ep. 2: How PayPal and Square use data and speed to drive growth in SMB lending

In this episode of Where Credit's Due, we'll be exploring the small business sector and how digital fintechs are meeting a lot of the demand for capital.
My guests this episode are Luke Voiles, general manager at Square Banking, and Bernardo Martinez, vice president of Global Merchant Lending at PayPal

Iulia Ciutina | June 07, 2022

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