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B2B Payments
SMBs Explore Financing Options For Their Digital Transformations
May 29, 2020

Access to capital for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) has always been vital, as well as a challenge. Borrowers don’t always have a consistent experience in their hunt for financing, either. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

B2B Payments
B2B Payments, Financing Lead Week’s FinTech Funding
May 29, 2020

The B2B FinTech startup community continues to wade through market disruption with a relatively strong show of support from venture capitalists, despite an overall decline in VC funding across verticals. More is likely on the way, too. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Ridesharing
Uber Says California’s AB5 Law Could Cost 158,000 Drivers Their Jobs
May 29, 2020

If Uber is forced to classify its drivers in California as employees, 158,000 will be out of work, the company said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Investments
UK Digital Bank Starling Raises $49 Million In Latest Funding Round
May 29, 2020

Starling, a United Kingdom-based digital bank, has raised $49 million in a funding round led by its investors Merian Chrysalis Investment Co. and Harald McPike, founder of QuantRes, Yahoo! Finance reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Security & Fraud
Unemployment Fraud In Michigan Could Bump Legit Jobless Claims
May 29, 2020

Unemployed Michigan residents ought to be wary of a scam in which fraudsters are using stolen personal information to apply for unemployment benefits, according to Michigan-based news site MLive.com. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Retail
Saving Main Street: How A Business School Is Helping Toronto SMB Retailers
May 29, 2020

If there’s a playbook for Main Street’s migration to digital, Toronto’s Schulich School of Business is authoring a very effective chapter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Delivery
UPS Adds Peak Delivery Surcharge To Manage eCommerce Demand Amid Pandemic
May 29, 2020

Seeking to manage the overflow of cases during the pandemic, UPS is adding a new ‘peak’ surcharge similar to how they do for the busy holiday season, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (May 28). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Digital Banking
Green Dot To Launch Mobile Banking For US Immigrants
May 28, 2020

Welcome Technologies, which works to aid immigrants as they integrate into life in a new country, is partnering with Green Dot for the PODERCard, which will help U.S. Hispanic immigrants access digital banking services, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the...

B2B Payments
SDF Invests $550K In SatoshiPay For B2B X-Border Solution
May 28, 2020

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has made a $550,000 strategic investment to go toward SatoshiPay‘s development of a B2B cross-border payments solution and its digital wallets, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...