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The Smarter Merchant vs Alternative Funding Group
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| Attribute | The Smarter Merchant | Alternative Funding Group |
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| Lender type | Direct funder | Direct funder |
| Products offered | MCA | MCA, Working capital, SBA, Equipment, Invoice financing, Asset-based, Reverse consolidation |
| Published amounts | $5K – $500K | $5K – $500K |
| Pricing basis | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Published rate | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Disclosed fees | "Pre-Pay Discounts" are offered. No origination, admin or underwriting fee published. | No factor rate or fee schedule published. The MCA page lists "No Interest Rate" as a benefit but discloses no factor rate, so the cost of capital is not published in any form. |
| Repayment frequency | Variable with revenue | Variable with revenue |
| Term length | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Minimum credit score | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Minimum time in business | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Minimum monthly revenue | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Collateral required | No | Not disclosed |
| Personal guarantee | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| States excluded | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Industries excluded | Not disclosed | gambling, substance abuse, firearms, adult entertainment |
| Speed to fund | Same-day approvals and same-day funding available | 24–48 hours |
| Speed conditions | "Same Day Decisions Available" - stated as available, not guaranteed. Requires a 1-page application and 3 months of bank statements. | "within 24 hours after approval"; requires a completed application plus the last three months of bank statements |
| Headquarters | New York City, NY | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| Established | 2013 | Not disclosed |
| Next step | Enquire Review | Enquire Review |
Rates on this page are not directly comparable unless the pricing basis matches. A factor rate of 1.30 and an APR of 30% are different measures of different things — a factor rate is a multiple of the amount advanced with no time dimension, an APR is annualised. Read the pricing basis row before comparing the rate row.