# Inside Small Business Banking

Insights and perspectives that get you up to speed on the changing landscape of small business banking.

### Recent Articles

- [Bringing It All Together: Why Autobooks Acquired Allied Payment Network](https://blog.autobooks.co/bringing-it-all-together-why-autobooks-acquired-allied-payments)  
  May 6, 2025  
  By Steve Robert, CEO  
  In short Autobooks acquired Allied Payment Network to add business bill pay — the missing piece in the all-in-one small business experience inside digital banking.

- [The Big Opportunity in Small Business Banking — and Why Banks Must Move Now](https://blog.autobooks.co/the-big-opportunity-in-small-business-banking-and-why-banks-must-move-now)  
  Apr 18, 2025  
  What’s the small business banking opportunity banks must move on now? Missed our latest Autobooks webinar? No worries — we’ve got you covered. This post serves as your study guide.

- [Fintech 2.0: Why embedded finance has brought a seismic shift in banking, & how FIs can respond](https://blog.autobooks.co/tearsheet-autobooks-byline-2)  
  Sep 14, 2021  
  For a growing wave of software providers, embedded finance has become the next logical step in capturing significantly more revenue from existing customers — while removing the FI focus on traditional finance.

- [SMBanking Forward](https://blog.autobooks.co/smbanking-forward-event-2021)  
  Sep 1, 2021

- [Why the ability to accept online payments will lock in — and transform — small business relationships at your institution.](https://blog.autobooks.co/tearsheet-autobooks-byline)  
  Aug 20, 2021  
  Out of necessity, small businesses are searching for an easier way to accept payments and make deposits. Fintech challengers are capitalizing on this opportunity — and supplanting traditional methods.

- [Embedded fintech: The new product future for financial institutions](https://blog.autobooks.co/tearsheet-podcast-embedded-fintech)  
  Mar 22, 2021  
  Our very own Derik Sutton spoke with Zack Miller of Tearsheet to discuss the topic of embedded fintech. What is it, and what are the benefits for financial institutions?

- [Accepting online payments will lock in and transform SMB relationships](https://blog.autobooks.co/lock-in-smb-relationships)  
  Mar 10, 2021  
  For obvious reasons, 2020 changed the way we buy and pay for goods. Several eye-opening statistics have confirmed the reshaping of consumer payment behavior.

- [Moment of Need to Resolution](https://blog.autobooks.co/moment-of-need)  
  Mar 6, 2020  
  Derik talks with Lee Wetherington about his latest article that defines the new "Killer Digital KPI" - Moment of Need to Resolution.

- [How Good User Experience Impacts Small Business Banking | Autobooks](https://blog.autobooks.co/how-good-user-experience-impacts-small-business-banking)  
  Feb 20, 2020  
  While offering new capabilities to help small businesses overcome critical challenges is key to their success, banking institutions shouldn't lose sight of the importance of user experience.

- [Betting on the right innovation to drive small business adoption](https://blog.autobooks.co/getting-into-the-business-of-small-business-banking-0)  
  Aug 20, 2019  
  It’s a digital world, and financial institutions are recalibrating their focus from the digital-first perspective needed to prepare for the change, to a customer-first approach.

- [You Don't Have to Wait for Better Small Business Banking](https://blog.autobooks.co/you-dont-have-to-wait-for-better-small-business-banking)  
  Feb 12, 2019  
  There's a lot of talk about business banking, especially around the opportunity to better serve micro, lifestyle, and small businesses.

- [Under Attack: Outsiders Threatening Traditional Business Banking Models](https://blog.autobooks.co/under-attack-outsiders-threatening-traditional-business-banking-models)  
  Apr 19, 2018  
  Community banks and credit unions should be the financial hub for their small-medium business clients. But community institutions are losing large parts of those relationships to adversarial forces.