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AI, Inflation, and Geopolitical Instability: The biggest concerns of SMBs to run their operations

  • Despite facing economic and sociopolitical challenges, entrepreneurship has been consistent over the last couple of years.
  • SMB leaders believe investing in technology can be a good first step to offset increases in operational costs and improve revenue.
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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.
Sara Khairi | December 18, 2025
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.
Sara Khairi | November 20, 2025
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".
Rabab Ahsan | November 04, 2025
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. 
Rabab Ahsan | October 23, 2025
Artificial Intelligence, SMB Finance

How Intuit is designing embedded AI agents in QuickBooks to serve SMBs

  • Traditional automation has helped with repetitive tasks, but often falls short when workflows get complex or unpredictable. In addition, key data remains siloed.
  • Intuit is tackling this issue by embedding AI agents directly into QuickBooks, supporting core functions like payments, accounting, finance, and customer support to better serve SMBs.
Sara Khairi | July 31, 2025
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