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B2B Payments
UK Vows Late Payment Legislation Next Year
March 24, 2015

As PYMNTS reported on earlier this week, U.K. small businesses are losing hope that government officials can successfully tackle the issue of late payments. Despite a government-backed Prompt Payment Code, which sees some of the largest corporations signing a pledge to pay their small suppliers on...

B2B Wins Big at the 2015 PYMNTS Innovator Awards
March 24, 2015

The PYMNTS.com Innovation Project 2015 has officially concluded, but the show didn’t wrap up without first paying some much-deserved recognition to several of the most innovative, disruptive and pioneering payments companies out there. Among the firms honored with a 2015 PYMNTS Innovation Award last week...

Small Banks, Alt Lenders Continue SME Lending Slump
March 24, 2015

Biz2Credit’s most recent monthly analysis of small business lending in the U.S. was released last week, and the statistics show booming SME financing among the nation’s big banks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Uber Finds Its Place On The Expense Report
March 24, 2015

Business travelers have long preferred the convenience and flexibility of mobile taxi apps like Uber and Lyft, but corporate travel managers initially resisted, citing higher cost, but according to a recent study, businesses are beginning to give in to their employees’ mobile ride-sharing app use....

Supply Chain Financer Kickpay Emerging from Beta Stage
March 24, 2015

After operating in beta stage since its founding in 2014, Kickpay is ready to make its debut on the supply chain financing scene. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Kabbage To License Its Lending Platform
March 24, 2015

It is no secret or surprise at this point that small business lending has been broken since the Great Recession in a way that seems stubbornly resistant to improvement – if you’re a small business looking for capital. Depending on what measure one uses, between...

ThinkAThon 2015: Keeping It Real (-Time Payments)
March 24, 2015

The 2015 ThinkAThon, held on March 19 as part of the PYMNTS.com Innovation Project, cast players from the payments and commerce industry on two opposing teams in a series of lively debates on hot-button topics before a captive audience at the Sanders Theater. Get the...

B2B Payments
Square’s $Cashtags Goes B2B
March 24, 2015

Square is making its latest move on the Small Business marketplace with another card processing service aimed at making it easier for SMBs to ditch checks in favor of cards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Alternative Finances
Prepaid Group Urges CFPB To Back Off
March 24, 2015

Yesterday (March 23) the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association (NBPCA) formally requested that the CFPB show “restraint” as it goes into its final rule making on prepaid products. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...