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2.1KB2B PaymentsDelinquencies Up, But Canadian Firms Prove Resilient Through Market Turmoil
Two trends uncovered in PayNet’s Canadian Small Business Lending Index may be cause for concern: the first, loan origination remains weak; the...
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1.9KB2B PaymentsIMF Warnings Could Dampen Small Biz Global Ambitions
Geopolitical volatility continues to rattle major markets like the U.S. and the U.K., but small businesses (SMBs) remain resiliently focused on expansion...
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1.5KB2B PaymentsChinese SMBs Caught In Trade War Crosshairs
The widespread consequences of a possible “trade war” between the U.S. and China don’t stop at steel giants and tech conglomerates. Small...
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2.0KCross Border CommerceThe Unlikely Optimism Of The US-China Trade Spat
The phrase “trade war” is on the tip of everyone’s tongue as U.S. President Donald Trump redraws trade lines and revises trade...
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2.3KB2B PaymentsBritain, EU Spar Over Rejected FinServ Trade Offer
Britain and the European Union continue to remain deadlocked in their efforts to negotiate a trade deal with financial services agreements included,...
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3.1KPartnerships / AcquisitionsInfor To Develop Global Trade Platform With Integration Point
Cloud technology firm Infor is developing a new platform for global B2B trade management, the company said Monday (Feb. 5), and has...
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3.3KB2B PaymentsUPS Capital Expands Trade Finance For SMBs
UPS Capital is ramping up its focus on small business finance. The company, a subsidiary of UPS, announced on Tuesday (Jan. 16)...
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5.8KB2B PaymentsUK Warns Of Financial Crisis Threat If EU Blocks Brexit
Blocking the U.K.’s exit from the European Union could spark the next global financial crisis, according to warnings issued by two U.K....
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3.2KB2B PaymentsHow Small Online Sellers’ Global Ambitions Complicate Cash Flow
In many ways, eCommerce has democratized the market for small sellers, a group that can now easily reach a global base of...
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4.1KB2B PaymentsSingapore’s Big Week In Blockchain Progress
The Asia-Pacific region is a rising star in FinTech innovation, but this week, the blockchain spotlight landed on Singapore as more distributed...
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3.9KInvestmentsTrump Administration Blunts Cuba Business Aspirations
Recent moves from Donald Trump to undo policy changes in U.S. relations with Cuba have caused U.S. businesses to pull back on...
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3.8KB2B PaymentsTrade Finance Endures, And Overcomes, Banks’ Slow-Moving Innovation
A few years ago, Sameer Sehgal, the new CEO of trade finance firm Traydstream, said he probably wouldn’t have agreed that banks...
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3.2KB2B PaymentsWhy Collaboration Is Key To Competitive, Flexible Supply Chains
Going global isn’t just a growth strategy for businesses these days. In fact, it’s often a necessity to stay competitive. Cross-border trade...
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4.6KB2B PaymentsSMBs Eye Payments For Less Risk, More Reward In Cross-Border Growth
International expansion is a high-risk, high-reward game for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). A recent report by HSBC found that a lack...
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2.4KB2B PaymentsQuality, Flexible Pricing Terms Key For Latin American Importers, Finds UPS
A new report from UPS suggests SMEs in Latin America are well-positioned to expand their global trading operations, with importers looking overseas...
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3.3KB2B PaymentsWhy UK SMEs Can’t Afford A Laissez-Faire Brexit Approach
Brexit hasn’t seemed to have had the massive impact on business analysts warned about — yet. Recent commentary from The Wall Street Journal when...
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6.0KB2B PaymentsTreasury Finds Itself At Home In FinTech
The rise in B2B FinTech has complicated the picture of treasury management, forcing it to rethink its position in the enterprise. The...
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4.4KB2B PaymentsTrade Finance Platform Launches With 16 Banks On Board
CCRManager has launched an electronic trade finance, supply chain finance and working capital platform, with 16 banks across the globe already onboarded...
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4.0KB2B PaymentsSBA Head Urges SMEs To Go Global
The head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Linda McMahon, spoke in front of the United Nations last week urging small businesses...
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5.8KB2B PaymentsTrade Finance To Fuel Blockchain’s Rise This Year, Says IBM
With so many consortia and internal development teams in play, it’s difficult to assess global banks’ progress on blockchain. But analysts assure...
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8.2KB2B PaymentsIBM Readies For Blockchain Disruption Of Supply Chains
IBM has been an aggressive and confident investor in blockchain technology. Late last year the firm launched a blockchain ecosystem for innovators...
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6.0KB2B PaymentsArtificial Intelligence Takes On Risk Of Invoice Non-Payments
Fear is holding back small businesses from trading internationally, according to a report from HSBC late last year. Specifically, a lack of...
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4.2KB2B PaymentsA Regional Approach To Global SME Trade
The digital economy has made global reach for SMEs easier than ever — but boosted competition in the process. According to FedEx...
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7.0KB2B PaymentsCould Anti-Globalization Threaten Interest In Blockchain?
Geopolitical forces are pounding down on supply chains as businesses large and small boost their trading presences across new borders. Supply chain...
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4.4KB2B PaymentsEU Banks Link To Pull SMEs Onto Blockchain
Top financial institutions around the globe are going in on blockchain in a big way, with massive investments in R&D and beyond....
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4.2KB2B PaymentsGlobality Launches To Put SME Sellers On A Global Stage
A new online B2B marketplace has launched, though it’s not simply a platform for companies to procure goods online. Reports Wednesday (Jan....
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4.1KB2B PaymentsInsurer To Safeguard India’s Suppliers Against Nonpayment
HDFC ERGO, India’s third-largest non-life insurance company and a joint venture between bank HDFC and insurance conglomerate ERGO, has introduced a new...
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6.9KB2B PaymentsGlobex Goes After China’s B2B Trade Friction
Global Sources, a B2B media company that facilitates trade to and from Asia, is teaming up with cross-border eCommerce company Globex to...
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5.6KB2B PaymentsKeeping Pace With Supply Chain Evolution
Just as businesses need to keep pace with the change of technology, the technology providers that help businesses remain successful need to...
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3.8KB2B PaymentsHow eInvoice Mandates Can Trip Up Your Business Abroad
In the U.S., businesses are attracted to digital invoicing for a slew of financial benefits: faster, more efficient accounts payable and reconciliation...
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4.4KB2B PaymentsMid-Market Firms Drop Investment Plans Post-Brexit
The markets panicked in the immediate aftermath of the U.K.’s Brexit vote, then the dust seemed to settle. Only now is the...
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8.5KB2B PaymentsFear Holding Back SME Global Traders, Finds HSBC
Small businesses in the U.K. need more help to achieve their international ambitions, finds a new report by HSBC. The bank released...
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2.9KB2B PaymentsTradeshift Invests In Aussie B2B Trade
B2B trade and spend management firm Tradeshift is not only expanding its operations in Australia, but it’s setting up new offices there. The...
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4.4KB2B PaymentsICC Finds Worrisome ‘Global Shortage’ Of Trade Finance
Banks are reportedly growing more concerned over what could be a “global shortage” of trade finance, according to new research from the...
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3.5KB2B PaymentsAmex Eyes A Revenue Opportunity Too Good For SMEs To Pass Up
The future looks bright for small businesses in the U.S., particularly for those that have taken to globalize their operations. A new...
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4.5KB2B PaymentsSpeed, Reliability Of B2B Payments Take A Turn For The Worse
Late payments are a problem, but just how big is the issue? The latest analysis from Atradius made some troublesome conclusions: The...
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6.6KB2B PaymentsSMEs Focus On Cash Management For Global Growth
This week, our focus is on the small and medium-sized enterprise. Global ambitions mean an eye on growth, but for SMEs, managing...
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4.9KB2B PaymentsFinTech Big Leaguers Place Their Bets On Blockchain-Based Trade Finance
The possible use cases for blockchain are seemingly endless, but when behemoths like Microsoft and Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) offer...
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3.1KB2B PaymentsSMEs On The Move — Literally
Exposure to globalization can fuel business expansion or threaten it, depending on strategy. Those potentials and threats, however, expand beyond foreign exchange...
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4.0KB2B PaymentsUS Intelligence Officials Go In On Supply Chain Security
U.S. security officials are reportedly planning to share information to companies about the risks their supply chains pose with regards to cyberattacks,...
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4.2KB2B PaymentsMisinvoicing Costing Nations Billions, Warns UNCTAD
Invoice mistakes are costly. For many organizations, errors across the accounts payable and accounts receivable processes can range from mismatched data between...
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5.1KB2B PaymentsThe Brexit Already Takes Its Toll
The world rattled when news emerged overnight that the U.K. has decided to depart the European Union by a vote of 52 percent...
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3.9KB2B PaymentsChina Tackles Trade Invoice Fraud To Stunt Capital Outflow
Hong Kong is looking to curb the illegal outflow of capital from China, the apparent result of fake trade invoices, reports said...
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2.6KB2B PaymentsChina, Germany Added To US Treasury FX Watch List
The U.S. Treasury has added five nations to its list of trading partners with foreign exchange policies that need to be monitored,...
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Cross Border Commerce
eBay On The Evolution Of China’s Cross-Border Trade
The continuing cross-border commerce evolution is an opportunity for just about every country in the ecosystem, but China stands to benefit in...
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B2B Payments
When Globalization Doesn’t Guarantee Profits
FinTech and payments developers are catching on to companies’ attraction to cross-border business. But enabling international payments between corporates could do more...
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B2B Payments
The Flipside To Cross-Border Supply Chains
Businesses today can no longer ignore events across the globe, even when on the other side of the planet. That’s because today’s...
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6.1KB2B PaymentsTarget Signs On To Buyer-Supplier Matchmaking Service
For entrepreneurs in the B2C space, setting up shop can be a fairly straightforward process: build a storefront, reach customers. But for...
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2.6KB2B PaymentsChina Sets X-Border Payment Sights On South America
In the last few months, China, through a yuan devaluation and slowing economic growth, has remained fixed on strengthening its position in...
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International
Western Union’s New Platform Serves Czech Republic SMEs
To aid in cross-border payments, Western Union launched risk management solutions for small businesses in the Czech Republic. The solution helps companies to...
