COVID-19

COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness.

Source: cdc.gov

US Airlines Extend Business Loyalty Programs
US Airlines Extend Business Loyalty Programs
April 06, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Frequent flyers have nothing to worry about when it comes to the industry’s loyalty programs, according to Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Plaid Offers Lenders Payroll Data To Expedite SMB Loans
Plaid Offers Lenders Payroll Data To Expedite SMB Loans
April 06, 2020  |  Loans

Plaid, a startup being acquired by Visa, wants to help money get to those who need loans faster. To do so, it’s attacking the problem...

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Small Business Rescue Program Encounters Technical Challenges
Small Business Rescue Program Encounters Technical Challenges
April 06, 2020  |  Loans

Amid processing and technology challenges that are holding back payments, the U.S. government’s $350 billion small business rescue program began its fourth day on Monday...

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Today In Payments: Wells Fargo To Cap SMB Bailout Loans At $10B; Apple Buys AI Voice Assistant Startup Voysis
Today In Payments: Wells Fargo To Cap SMB Bailout Loans At $10B; Apple Buys AI...
April 06, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Wells Fargo began taking loan applications, saying it will disperse $10 billion to nonprofits and small businesses, and Apple bought voice...

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Lawsuit Accuses BoA Of Unfair Preferential SMB Treatment
Lawsuit Accuses BoA Of Unfair Preferential SMB Treatment
April 06, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Rifkin Weiner Livingston LLC has filed an amended complaint against Bank of America (BoA) for allegedly giving its lending clients a higher priority and denying...

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What Will It Take To Get Back To A Pre-COVID-19 Economy? A Vaccine
What Will It Take To Get Back To A Pre-COVID-19 Economy? A Vaccine
April 06, 2020  |  Coronavirus

For technologists and those in the payments arena, a fast-moving world is standard operating procedure. Today’s shiniest innovation will be old hat in six months –...

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Singapore’s New $3.6B Stimulus To Include Wage Subsidies, Cash Payouts
Singapore’s New $3.6B Stimulus To Include Wage Subsidies, Cash Payouts
April 06, 2020  |  International

Singapore has set out its third stimulus package as the country’s economy reels from the worldwide spread of COVID-19. Government officials said today (April 6)...

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Financial Crisis Spurs New Way To Pay For A New Generation
Financial Crisis Spurs New Way To Pay For A New Generation
April 06, 2020  |  Buy Now Pay Later

With an idea born from the ashes of the global financial meltdown of 2008, the founders of “buy now, pay later” success story Afterpay understood...

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Uber Teams With Flipkart To Bring Essential Items To India’s Consumers
Uber Teams With Flipkart To Bring Essential Items To India’s Consumers
April 06, 2020  |  Delivery

Uber has struck a deal with online retailer Flipkart in India to deliver “everyday essentials,” as the country remains in lockdown as part of the...

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