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B2B Payments
Intelligent ‘Transaction Mapping’ Speeds Lending Decisions That Enable Embedded Finance
September 27, 2021

As is often the case with many small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), their accounting data is kept separate from their banking data, which works fine, until cash flow-constrained B2Bs try to apply for a loan or commercial line of credit. Get the Full Story Complete...

B2B Payments
From Payments To Processes, New B2B Platform Helps Grease Nat Gas Industry
September 27, 2021

In spite of all the advanced seismic exploration and extraction technology that it used, the back-office operations in the natural gas industry are still often conducted via telephone, email or legacy client-server networks. As a result, invoicing, payments, market data, price feeds, weather data and other information remain largely isolated in siloed systems.    Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Digital Banking
NEW DATA: 66% of Consumers Skip Their Banks’ Bill Pay Service
September 27, 2021

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Digital Banking
Report: Data Security Concerns Keep Nearly Half of US Consumers From Switching to Digital Only...
September 27, 2021

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Payment Methods
Automated Payments Firm Serrala Teams With Open Banking Platform Tink on Direct Billing via Bank...
September 26, 2021

The financial and automation payments platform Serrala and the open banking service Tink have joined forces on a project to support open banking tech services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Payment Methods
Egypt’s Central Bank OKs Merchant Licenses for Contactless Payments
September 26, 2021

Egypt’s central bank has given the green light to licenses that will let merchants accept contactless payments from mobile phones. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Regulation
US House Committee to Consider Bill to Decriminalize Cannabis
September 26, 2021

The House has introduced a bill to decriminalize marijuana, per the official text of the bill. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

International
UK FinTech Wise Aims to Lower Money Transfer Fees in Australia
September 26, 2021

Wise, a digital money transfer platform, is joining Australia’s New Payments Platform (NPP) in a move designed to let transfers be settled in the country quicker and at less cost, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: El Salvador President Says 2.1M Residents Use New Crypto Wallet
September 26, 2021

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said 2.1 million Salvadorans are using the government’s Chivo cryptocurrency wallet, Cointelegraph reported. Earlier this month, the country decided to make bitcoin a legal tender. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...