Year: 2024

Flexible Working Capital Solutions Top Holiday Wish List for B2B Firms
Flexible Working Capital Solutions Top Holiday Wish List for B2B Firms
December 13, 2024  |  Spend Management

B2B firms have two items at the top of their wish list this holiday season: more liquidity, and greater operational efficiency. These dual priorities reflect...

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Affirm’s Lending Capacity Gets Boost From Sixth Street Investment
Affirm’s Lending Capacity Gets Boost From Sixth Street Investment
December 13, 2024  |  BNPL

Payment network Affirm and global investment firm Sixth Street have formed a long-term capital partnership in which Sixth Street will invest up to $4 billion...

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Banks Step Up Due Diligence on Non-Bank Borrowers
Banks Step Up Due Diligence on Non-Bank Borrowers
December 13, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

For banks, the ever-expanding push into global markets also has included a broadening of lending activities — to the tune of trillions of dollars. In...

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Accounting Seed Releases Guides to AP and AR Automation
Accounting Seed Releases Guides to AP and AR Automation
December 13, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Accounting Seed, an accounting solution built on the Salesforce Platform, released three new guides designed to help businesses improve their data and automate their accounts...

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Microsoft’s AI Vision Eyes Online Shopping Carts
Microsoft’s AI Vision Eyes Online Shopping Carts
December 13, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft handed its artificial intelligence (AI)- powered assistant a pair of digital eyes, letting it peek over users’ shoulders as they browse the web and...

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Report: HSBC to Scale Back Retail Banking in Mexico, Malaysia and Indonesia
Report: HSBC to Scale Back Retail Banking in Mexico, Malaysia and Indonesia
December 13, 2024  |  Banking

HSBC is reportedly considering scaling back its retail banking operations in Mexico, Malaysia, Indonesia and some other countries. The bank is considering focusing only on...

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UK’s Regulator to Cap Cross-Border Interchange Fees
UK’s Regulator to Cap Cross-Border Interchange Fees
December 13, 2024  |  Credit Cards

The United Kingdom’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) proposed a price cap on cross-border interchange fees and is seeking comment on the level at which the...

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Upbound to Add Financial Wellness Solutions With Brigit Acquisition
Upbound to Add Financial Wellness Solutions With Brigit Acquisition
December 13, 2024  |  Partnerships

Upbound Group, the owner of the Rent-A-Center and Acima brands, agreed to acquire financial health technology company Brigit for up to $460 million. The planned...

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Bridging the Gap: Connecting Small Businesses to the Broader Business Ecosystem
Bridging the Gap: Connecting Small Businesses to the Broader Business Ecosystem
December 13, 2024  |  SMBs

No business wants to get paid slower. No one wants to park their financial operations with a larger company. And no one wants to pay...

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