Merchant Cash Advance Reviews

National Business Capital (NBC) is a lending-advisory service that links small business applicants to one of its 75+ lending affiliates. It is suitable for startups, new, and mature-but-credit-challenged businesses. Be cautious that you’re unlikely to get the absolute best rates.

Biz2Credit is an alternative lending platform that offers multiple types of financing to small businesses. Biz2Credit is a viable option for many young businesses. It has relaxed borrower requirements but potentially expensive terms and fees.

Reliant Funding is an alternative business funder that provides short-term loans and merchant cash advances (MCAs). There is no credit rating requirement to access its loans. Be cautious of Reliant’s transparency regarding its terms and fees.

LoanBuilder is a small business loan service offered by PayPal. LoanBuilder stands out with flexible terms, low borrower requirements & relatively inexpensive loans. It may be ideal if your business needs a short-term infusion of capital.

Shopify Capital offers short-term business funding in the form of merchant cash advances and short-term loans. It has relaxed borrower qualifications and competitive terms and fees. Shopify Capital is available to Shopify users only. Despite the potentially high fees, Shopify Capital is certainly worth considering if you are given an offer.

Balboa is an alternative business funder offering short-term working capital and equipment financing. It’s well-established, offers a flexible product line-up, and appears to have fairly reasonable rates. But be cautious in dealing with Balboa as there are quite a few red flags including an unusual number of customer complaints.

National Funding is a lender that provides funding to small businesses that cannot yet get a bank loan. It provides reasonable rates for an alternative lender as long as you fall on the lower range of its factor rates and origination fees.

Rapid Finance (formerly Rapid Advance) is an alternative small business funder. It offers merchant cash advances (MCAs) and short-term business loans to small businesses seeking short-term funding. Unlike many of its competitors, it provides a number of variations on the typical MCA, leading to a slightly longer application process but also better rates in many cases.

Lendio is a business financing platform that matches customers to funders, including SBA/PPP lenders. It has a relaxed credit score requirement, and there’s no fee for using the service.

Fora Financial is an alternative small business lender offering merchant cash advances and short-term loans. Despite the potentially high origination fee, Fora Financial’s offerings are competitive with other funders that offer short-term financing.