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March 28, 2024
Intuit QuickBooks Adds Invoice Financing, Line of Credit

Intuit QuickBooks has added an invoice financing and line of credit offering to the small business lending options available through its platform. The new QuickBooks Line of Credit enables small...


March 25, 2024
How AI Investments Could Change the Middle East

Saudi Arabia’s reported $40 billion artificial intelligence (AI) investment fund represents a leap to redefine the Middle East’s role in the global technology landscape.  The fund is part of a...


March 25, 2024
As B2B Operations Digitize, Marketing Does Too: Enter the B2B...

The consumerization of the B2B landscape has at its heart a central insight: people are people. Increasingly, they want the whole of their lives to be as convenient as possible...


March 22, 2024
Shareholders Approve Merger Plan of Pennsylvania Banks Peoples and FNCB

Peoples Financial Services Corp. and FNCB Bancorp have received shareholder approval for their previously announced plans to merge. This approval was given Friday (March 22) at special meetings of the companies’ respective...


March 22, 2024
The Cost of Legacy Payments in Light of Innovation’s ROI 

Innovation, particularly within financial services and payments, tends to be centered around speed, cost efficiency and transparency. However, many financial institutions (FIs) with incumbent infrastructure seem to take the view...


March 21, 2024
Florida-Based Liberty Savings Bank Taps Upstart to Provide Personal Loans

Florida-based Liberty Savings Bank has partnered with artificial intelligence (AI) lending marketplace Upstart to provide personal loans.  The bank, which serves Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee County and has over $1.2 billion in assets,...


March 19, 2024
Airtel and Noise Launch Smartwatch That Enables Contactless Payments

India’s Airtel Payments Bank partnered with smartwatch company Noise to launch a smartwatch that enables users to tap to pay. The Payments Bank Smartwatch enables hassle-free payments, Airtel Payments Bank said in a Tuesday (March 19)...


March 15, 2024
BMO Taps Elavon to Add Payment Solutions for Business Clients

Elavon, a global payment processor, has partnered with BMO, North America’s eighth-largest bank, to introduce a payment solutions platform for BMO’s U.S. clients.  The collaboration aims to optimize credit, debit and...


March 15, 2024
Inflation Concerns Sideline Small Business Borrowing

With the news that inflation climbed upward last month, many small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) may find themselves walking a tightrope with even fewer safety nets in place than normal. In...