NEW YORK, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Bank of America Institute today released its findings from its first Small Business Checkpoint, a new publication which aims to provide a holistic and real-time estimate of Small Business financial activity, spending and financial well-being, leveraging the breadth and depth of Bank of America proprietary data from its approximately three million small business households. Highlights of the Publication Small Business aggregate credit and debit card spending was up 16% year-over-year in April; within this, April growth in credit card spend (20%) outpac ..read more

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — March 15, 2022 — Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR), a leading provider of integrated payment and commerce technology, today announced the launch of the “Caring with Crypto” campaign to raise over $20 million for nonprofit organizations on The Giving Block, a cryptocurrency fundraising platform that Shift4 recently acquired. Shift4 CEO Jared Isaacman will personally match the first $10 million in crypto donations through the initiative, with the company aiming to create the largest cryptocurrency fundraising campaign in history. This campaign will benefit a wide range of causes, including Uk ..read more

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. , Feb. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — AIOSEO, the leading All in One SEO Toolkit provider for website owners, announced the launch of their Smart Link Assistant tool to help small businesses improve their SEO rankings by building better and more contextual internal links. All in One SEO (AIOSEO) has become synonymous with SEO as the company has built a world-class SEO optimization toolkit that’s trusted by over 3,000,000+ smart website owners, professional marketers, developers, and SEO pros who want to easily optimize their websites for SEO and get higher rankings in search res ..read more

LAS VEGAS (January 5, 2022) – T-Mobile Arena, home to the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights and the premier destination for top sports and entertainment events on the Las Vegas Strip, has partnered with Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR), the leader in integrated payment processing, to deliver the latest commerce technologies to the venue. Shift4 will power payments at T-Mobile Arena for all food & beverage purchases, using the company’s VenueNext point-of-sale solution to streamline the entire fan event experience. In addition to point-of-sale, VenueNext will integrate its mobile commerce platform with AXS, T ..read more

COLOMBIA, Mo. and ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Dec. 14, 2021 – StorageMart, the largest privately owned self-storage company in the world, today announced they will be implementing end-to-end payment processing from Shift4, the leader in integrated payments and commerce technology. Shift4’s unified commerce ecosystem simplifies the entire payment experience for businesses by providing every component of the payments process from a single vendor. This includes the software integration, secure payment devices, PCI-validated point-to-point encryption, mobile and contactless technologies, advanced reporting a ..read more

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As consumer spending continues to rebound, U.S. shoppers showed up in a big way for the small businesses in their communities during this year’s Small Business Saturday on November 27, positioning American Express’ (NYSE: AXP) 12th annual event to be one of the most impactful shopping days of the holiday season. The results of the American Express 2021 Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey show that total reported projected spending among U.S. consumers who shopped at independent retailers and restaurants on Small Business Saturday reached an estimated $23.3 ..read more

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — DoorDash (NYSE: DASH), the nation’s leading last-mile logistics platform, today announced at the second annual Main Street Strong Restaurant Conference a $1,000,000 Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund to provide relief grants to local restaurants across the United States affected by state- or federally-declared natural disasters throughout the next year in partnership with Hello Alice. Small businesses are the center of local economies, yet nearly 40% of small businesses are unable to reopen following a disaster according to the Federal Emergency Managem ..read more

September 22, 2021 – NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, American Express (NYSE: AXP) and Extend, a New York City-based fintech specializing in virtual cards, announced their partnership to expand virtual Card solutions for U.S. businesses. U.S. companies with an eligible American Express Business Card can now enroll and create virtual Cards, also known as tokens, through Extend’s app or desktop login in as little as five minutes using their existing American Express Card account. “We have seen more and more businesses ramp up their use of virtual Cards since the start of the pandemic as they look ..read more

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Yahoo Small Business, a division of Verizon Business, today announced the expansion of its partner ecosystem to include 1-800Accountant, Constant Contact, PromoRepublic and WebCEO. Through these new partnerships, Yahoo Small Business customers will have access to even more industry-leading solutions to meet their different needs, including accounting, SEO, social media marketing and email marketing. As part of the Yahoo Small Business partner ecosystem, services from these new partners will also be available via the company’s one-stop-shop platfo ..read more

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, eBay announced that it is extending its highly successful Up & Running grants program into another year, to help small businesses thrive online and secure their future. The Up & Running Grants are focused on ensuring today’s small businesses are here tomorrow by committing more than $500,000 annually in funding and education resources to support the growth and success of existing small businesses on eBay. Now in its second year, the grants program builds on eBay’s long-standing commitment to small businesses and expands the company’s ..read more