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Sep 24, 2025 8:30 AM

Biz2Credit and Columbia University Set the Foundation of an AI Partnership Aimed at Unlocking $750 Billion in Small Business Financing

NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biz2Credit, the parent company of Biz2X, which is an AI-powered small business lending platform, announced a partnership with Columbia University to tackle one of the toughest challenges in financial services: automating and scaling funding access for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The effort aims to apply artificial intelligence to transform SMB loan portfolios into a mainstream, investable asset class for private credit funds.

The initiative will be formally introduced at a private Biz2Credit/Biz2X-hosted Thought Leadership Forum in New York City during UN Assembly Week (September 22). Jeffrey Sachs, Professor at Columbia University and President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network will provide remarks to a gathering of financial leaders, dignitaries and policymakers. Further event dates to be announced in the coming weeks.

The Biz2Credit/Biz2X-Columbia partnership has three core elements:

An AI Research Program with Columbia ...