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Banks Reject Small Business Credit Applications Five Times More Than Enterprise Clients, New Study Finds

Banks Reject Small Business Credit Applications Five Times More Than Enterprise Clients, New Study Finds
Banks Reject Small Business Credit Applications Five Times More Than Enterprise Clients, New Study Finds
June 26, 2025  |  SMBs

Half of financial institutions reject micro-business loan applications due to unverifiable legitimacy. Among those with access to third-party data, confidence in credit decisions — and...

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Legacy Infrastructure Won’t Cut It in a Pay-by-Bank World, Says Nuvei
Legacy Infrastructure Won’t Cut It in a Pay-by-Bank World, Says Nuvei
June 26, 2025  |  B2B Payments

Watch more: Legacy Infrastructure Won’t Cut It In a Pay By Bank World, Says Nuvei For businesses of all sizes, from agile startups to sprawling...

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Envestnet to Sell Open Finance Subsidiary Yodlee to STG
Envestnet to Sell Open Finance Subsidiary Yodlee to STG
June 25, 2025  |  Partnerships

Wealth technology provider Envestnet plans to sell its open finance and data analytics subsidiary, Yodlee, to private equity firm STG. The transaction is expected to close in...

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How CFOs Are Optimizing Their B2B Supply Chains Without AI
How CFOs Are Optimizing Their B2B Supply Chains Without AI
June 25, 2025  |  Supply Chain

It’s easy to assume that every corporate problem has an AI-first solution just waiting in the wings. But as geopolitical unrest, tariff turbulence and continued...

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Santander to Sell 7 Branches Amid Digital-First Transformation
Santander to Sell 7 Branches Amid Digital-First Transformation
June 25, 2025  |  Banking

Santander Bank has made a deal to sell seven branches in Pennsylvania as it continues its transformation into a national, digital-first bank. The firm agreed to...

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Mastercard Targets ‘Friendly’ Fraud With Expanded Program
Mastercard Targets ‘Friendly’ Fraud With Expanded Program
June 25, 2025  |  Payment Methods

Mastercard said it is expanding its First Party Trust program to tackle “friendly” fraud. Also known as first-party fraud, the term refers to genuine transactions...

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Fed Drops ‘Reputational Risk’ Rule, Paving Way for Banks to Enter Crypto
Fed Drops ‘Reputational Risk’ Rule, Paving Way for Banks to Enter Crypto
June 25, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Sometimes the biggest news can make the smallest splash. When the Federal Reserve Board announced in a Monday (June 23) press release that it would...

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Xero Acquires B2B Bill Pay Platform Melio for $2.5 Billion
Xero Acquires B2B Bill Pay Platform Melio for $2.5 Billion
June 25, 2025  |  Partnerships

New Zealand-based small business platform Xero is set to acquire Melio for $2.5 billion. The deal, announced Tuesday (June 24) evening, gives Xero access to...

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