Publisher and editorial director covering payments, fintech, merchant services, banking, AI, technology and operating strategy for small and medium-sized businesses.
By Eric KuvykinThe Visa/Mastercard settlement conversation matters because it forces merchants to look backward and forward at the same time. Backward: did the business accept cards during the covered period and leave money unclaimed?...
By Eric KuvykinFor restaurants, salons, barbers, valets, spas, coffee shops and other tipped businesses, the headline sounds simple: workers may owe less federal income tax on qualified tip income. The operating reality is more...
By Eric KuvykinThe AI divide on Main Street is not about who likes technology. It is about who turns boring work into leverage. The owner who uses AI well is not replacing judgment. That...
By Craig A. Fine, Esq.E-commerce and software platforms (Shopify, Stripe, Block) scale native merchant cash advances directly inside operating dashboards.
By Eric KuvykinCredit card fees are one of the few expenses a small business can watch every month and still misunderstand. The posted rate is rarely the full story. A processor statement can include...
By Eric KuvykinAlternative lenders heavily integrate real-time bank feed and point-of-sale data to score high-risk micro-merchants.
By Eric KuvykinTariffs do not arrive at a small business as a political theory. They arrive as higher wholesale invoices, delayed purchasing decisions, changed vendor terms and awkward price conversations with customers. For a...
By Eric KuvykinSpecialized restructuring firms report a major spike in businesses seeking to replace daily ACH withdrawals with structured monthly term loans.
By Eric KuvykinBottom line: Banking risk is quiet until the day a deposit is delayed, a reserve appears, a login is locked or a lender asks for documents the owner cannot find. Then it becomes payroll,...
By Eric KuvykinBottom line: Banking risk is quiet until the day a deposit is delayed, a reserve appears, a login is locked or a lender asks for documents the owner cannot find. Then it becomes payroll,...
By Eric KuvykinExpands unsecured working capital limits up to $300,000 for qualifying SMEs with rapid approval structures.
By Eric KuvykinSecured increased borrowing capacity with Silicon Valley Bank and Trinity Capital to scale embedded merchant financing options.
