As Small Business (SMB) Week kicks off, small business owners are generally optimistic about the future. A majority (54.0 percent) expect revenue increases, a slightly higher number than felt the same enthusiasm this time last year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Know Your Customer (KYC) regulatory requirements are frequently cited as a top — if not the top — challenge for banks. However, for non-bank lenders, those compliance burdens can be just as high, and many players lack the back-office technologies necessary to manage the deluge of data...
Dubai is looking at digital wallet technology to ease the friction of paying government fees for both businesses and consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
The U.K. government is considering reinstating its so-called “crown preference” policy in an effort to prioritize the collection of tax payments from insolvent small businesses. At a time when small business insolvencies are on the rise in the country, critics of the initiative say the...
U.S. food giant Kraft Heinz continues to address issues related to claims of procurement misconduct after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) subpoenaed the company. An internal probe of the matter revealed evidence of employee misconduct, reports on Monday (May 6) said in Bloomberg. Get...
Ripple has added to its cross-border payments roster with a recent linkup with Ria Money, while also readying a refresh of its xCurrent, geared toward banks’ cross-border payments. In the meantime, SWIFT had some news of its own.
Rampant fraud in the global trade finance space is forcing the industry to go digital, according to Asia’s second-largest lender, OCBC. The Singapore bank’s Managing Director and Head of Global Commodities Finance Ng Chuey Peng told Bloomberg that “trade finance is due for a transformation,” reports said Monday...
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is issuing a warning to small businesses (SMBs) about a possible lending scam shedding light on the risks of online lending. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Singapore’s financial regulator, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), is in talks about letting online banks operate in the city. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
