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B2B Payments
Xero, Waddle Tag Team For Invoice Finance
April 18, 2016

Waddle entered the Australian alternative business lending industry last year with an aim to provide a “bank-like” experience to SMEs — without the bank. Today, the company is announcing a new initiative to further that mission, and it includes a partnership with SME accounting firm Xero....

When Globalization Doesn’t Guarantee Profits
April 18, 2016

FinTech and payments developers are catching on to companies’ attraction to cross-border business. But enabling international payments between corporates could do more harm than good if a business is meddling in foreign exchange without understanding the risks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B Payments
The Price Tags Of Unwise Business Spend
April 18, 2016

Another quarter of the calendar year has passed, which means another quarter to reflect on the economy. Who better to ask about the state of the markets than the driver behind them: small businesses? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

In Cross-Border Payments, Knowledge (Not Speed) Is Power
April 18, 2016

With all this talk about faster payments — and even real-time payments — you’d think spenders are most concerned with how quickly their money gets from Point A to Point B. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Cisco’s Venture To Replace Corporate Travel
April 18, 2016

Travel and expense management firm BCD Travel is making a move that might seem counterintuitive: The company, along with its consulting practice, Advito, just struck a deal with Cisco to develop a virtual collaboration service provider. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Bad Biz Loans Tip The Scales At Top US Banks
April 18, 2016

Several of the U.S.’s largest banks are seeing record levels of bad corporate loans, according to reports published late last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Funding Circle’s Plan To Set (Yet Another) Precedent
April 18, 2016

Funding Circle turned heads with its announcement last year that its SME Income Fund was planning a float, a move that marked the first time a P2P small business lending marketplace would make such a move. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Chatbots And The Future Of Facebook Messenger
April 18, 2016

Until about a couple of weeks ago, bots were mostly thought of as the last four letters of a word that began with “ro” and a concept that even Alphabet decided might not be ready for prime time. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Regulation
IRS May Nix Walk-In Tax Payments
April 18, 2016

In what might be a blow to taxpayers seeking help on the fly, the Internal Revenue Service is mulling the idea of disallowing walk-in visits by people seeking help on their taxes or those simply looking to make payments in person, WTOP reported on Friday (April...