Small business lender Prospa has become the first fintech company to be awarded a Telstra Business Award, after winning the NSW Medium Business category this week.

Nearly one-quarter of small business owners have reported falling physically unwell as a result of operating their business, new research has shown.

The major bank has today announced the launch of a new campaign targeting brokers, which aims to highlight how they can write more loans for small businesses.

ANZ and Westpac have announced that their trial with IBM and shopping centre operator Scentre Group has resulted in the successful digitisation of the bank guarantee process use...

Zagga, a peer-to-peer lender formerly known as LendMe in New Zealand, has launched its secured lending platform in Australia.

NSW-based agribusiness finance specialist Robinson Sewell Partners has expanded its footprint into South Australia.

NLG Leasing recently found that the average loan size in its portfolio had increased 60 per cent, with an increasing proportion of loans financing yellow goods. NLG's director o...

A business owner has lamented the amount of time SMEs spend chasing overdue invoices, suggesting the problem is "desperate" and could be crim...

Business owners don’t want to be talking to their banks “every five minutes” and are increasingly turning to lenders with “set and forget” policies.

Mortgage brokers and accountants are well placed to build deeper relationships with their SME clients this time of year by talking about their cash flow needs, says small busine...

While many brokers may be members of the MFAA or FBAA, there are an increasing number of brokers turning to a third broker association for representation. Annie Kane finds out m...

Some brokers only look at rate. Others look for a solution. Find out why short-term business lending is the perfect addition to your current offering.

Increasing bank regulation is presenting significant opportunities for the alternative credit sector, according to a Sydney-based investment manager.

In a note to brokers this week, the major bank revealed that handwritten applications will be scrapped in favour of a ‘click and drag’ process to upload all loan documents....