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Aussie SMB Ombudsman Says Bank Compliance ‘Like Pulling Teeth’
August 23, 2017

As Australia continues its probe into small business banking, reports this week said small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) may have scored a win as banks agreed to cut unfair terms from their contracts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

B2B Payments
Millennials Spend Less While On Business Trips
August 23, 2017

Millennials get a bad rap for everything from being unable to commit to a job to jeopardizing the cereal market. But, here’s a bit of good news coming out of travel and expense management company Concur: Businesses that have millennials in their workforces may actually save...

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CubeLogic Embraces Trade Credit Insurance
August 23, 2017

Business intelligence company CubeLogic has announced its support for Trade Credit Insurance as part of an overall risk mitigation strategy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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eHealth Working With Square For SMB Health Insurance
August 23, 2017

Online health insurance exchange eHealth has announced a new initiative to target small businesses. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS...

Retail
More Than 23,000 Robots Will Be Deployed In Customer Service Roles
August 23, 2017

Robots may keep Tesla’s CEO up at night, but companies around the globe are interested in putting them to work, according to new research from Tractica. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Rebounds From Correction Territory
August 23, 2017

Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, the two popular cryptocurrencies, saw their prices rebound in trading Tuesday (Aug. 22), although Ethereum, a competing cryptocurrency, remained under pressure. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Nintendo And PayPal Partner To Enable Switch Purchases
August 23, 2017

Nintendo is partnering with digital payments company PayPal, enabling customers to use PayPal to make purchases on the Nintendo Switch and its website. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Retail
Walmart And Google Team Up To Take On Amazon Voice Ordering
August 23, 2017

When Walmart goes to war for retail dominance, it does not kid around about it.  The last year has seen the nation’s once-largest retailer spend billions on web-based acquisitions (most notably its $3 billion Jet.com buy), cut its prices (to the chagrin of its suppliers),...

Artificial Intelligence
BofA Turns To AI For New Payment Reconciliation Tool
August 23, 2017

Bank of America Merrill Lynch announced news on Tuesday (Aug. 22) of Intelligent Receivables, a new service that relies on artificial intelligence (AI) and other software to improve companies straight through reconciliation of incoming payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...