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China Accelerates Blockchain Patent Activity
September 12, 2018

In tech, innovation is everything. In innovation, intellectual property is, well, almost everything — it can be the hardware, the software, the processes that comes from the creative endeavor. You might consider patents a form of competitive advantage. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Corporate Customers Key To SMB Cash Flow: Portal Finance
September 12, 2018

Alternative small business finance comes in many forms as FinTechs target SMB cash flow. Considering cash flow woes are often linked to long payment terms for corporate customers, many of these AltFin players are emerging with financing products designed to target this particular weak point...

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China, Alibaba Are Big Players On The Blockchain Patent Block
September 12, 2018

Patents can be the springboard to competitive advantage.  In the blockchain space, China (and Alibaba) dominate new patent filings.  Crypto crackdown aside, here's what China sees in blockchain -- and the verticals that might benefit most immediately.

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WEX Taps Troovo For Robotic V-Card Generation
September 12, 2018

Corporate payments solution provider WEX announced this week it is collaborating with Australia-based robotics process automation firm Troovo Technologies. 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...

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Ripple, R3 Settle Legal Dispute Over XRPs
September 12, 2018

One year after news surfaced that blockchain companies Ripple Labs and R3 HoldCo were engaged in a legal dispute, the lawsuit has been resolved, according to a press release issued this week. In a statement, Ripple said the companies “have reached a settlement of all...

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Portal Finance: Don’t Finance A Small Supplier Out Of Context
September 12, 2018

Small businesses (SMBs) frequently cite cash flow crunches and the struggle to access capital as key hurdles to the success of their business. These problems faced by SMBs are also shedding light on supplier payment practices and large corporates’ strategies of lengthening payment terms to...

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Banks Keep SMB Lending Gains Rolling
September 12, 2018

Small businesses’ access to traditional loans continues to grow as loan applications at big banks reached new heights last month, the latest Biz2Credit data showed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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People — Not Tech — Stunt Firms’ Data-Driven Efforts
September 12, 2018

The enterprise increasingly understands the power of data. Businesses are not only seeking to become data-driven, but are investing more in the tools they need to achieve that goal. Despite so much interest — and investment — in enterprise data and analytics, researchers warn that...

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Amazon’s B2B Unit Growing Faster Than Retail
September 12, 2018

Amazon released new statistics about the growth of its B2B eCommerce unit, Amazon Business, on Tuesday (Sept. 11), touting the success of the operation four years after its launch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...