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Texas Lets Eateries Deliver Alcohol With Food Orders
March 19, 2020

To help address financial challenges brought about by the coronavirus, Texas Governor Greg Abbott put into place a waiver that lets restaurants deliver alcohol with food orders, ABC 13 reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
Airbnb Hosts Feel COVID-19 Impact With Policy Change
March 19, 2020

After a change by Airbnb that lets visitors who had planned to travel during the next month get complete refunds on their reservations, homesharing hosts are being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The move had been put into practice over rules that had been implemented by hosts...

Retail
The Habit Restaurants Now Owned By Yum! Brands
March 19, 2020

The Habit Restaurants is now owned by Yum! Brands, which also claims Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken and other luminaries of American fast food under its belt, according to a release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

B2B Payments
The Waterfall Effects Of Integrated SMB Accounting
March 19, 2020

Automation in small business accounting can certainly be beneficial, but when a cloud-based accounting platform remains within the confines of its own interface, there can be unexpected friction that prevents business owners from gaining real-time financial insights. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B Payments
Banks, FinTechs Wield Open Banking For SMB Finance
March 19, 2020

As financial service providers deploy new solutions on the heels of open banking regulatory initiatives in the U.K. and Europe, players in other geographies have also found opportunity to embrace data sharing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Banking
HSBC Overhaul May Be Delayed Over COVID-19
March 19, 2020

Noel Quinn has stepped into a full-time job as CEO of HSBC, and his first tasks in that job will involve strategizing around the colossal pitfalls the coronavirus has created over the past several weeks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Banking
FDIC Approves Square For Banking License
March 19, 2020

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) gave the green light to an application from the FinTech firm Square to create a de novo industrial bank in Utah, the agency said on Wednesday (March 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

B2B Payments
Innovating Cross Border B2B Payments: It Takes An Ecosystem
March 19, 2020

Getting U.S. companies to switch to electronic B2B payments is tough enough, but adoption problems only grow when you add in cross-border transactions. “It’s an area that’s ripe for disruption. There’s just so much inefficiency,” Jim McCarthy of the payments-technology firm i2c tells Karen Webster....

Faster Payments
Helping FIs Over Real-Time Payments Tech Infrastructure Hurdles
March 19, 2020

The financial landscape is changing, moving toward instant payments, toward commerce that is always on – and for financial institutions (FIs) serving corporations and consumers across the world, the margin for error is fast disappearing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...