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Why Faster Payments Isn’t The Answer To Accounts Receivable Delays

Why Faster Payments Isn’t The Answer To Accounts Receivable Delays
Why Faster Payments Isn’t The Answer To Accounts Receivable Delays
February 19, 2019  |  B2B Payments

With faster payments functionality beginning to take off in the U.S., the outlook of how accelerated transaction times might impact B2B payments and, more specifically,...

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Fed Chairman Concerned Over Shrinking Bank Market
Fed Chairman Concerned Over Shrinking Bank Market
February 19, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.S. banking industry is in flux, largely thanks to federal policy that has made it easier (and faster) for institutions to merge. As concerns...

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SoftBank, Abu Dhabi Plan To Pump Money Into New European Tech
SoftBank, Abu Dhabi Plan To Pump Money Into New European Tech
February 18, 2019  |  Investments

European tech startups are getting a new source of funding thanks to a new $200 million investment from Japan-based SoftBank. The news comes as concern...

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Walmart’s Earnings Will Reveal How Well Its War With Amazon Is Playing Out
Walmart’s Earnings Will Reveal How Well Its War With Amazon Is Playing Out
February 18, 2019  |  Retail

Everyone knows the old joke about Whole Foods — the grocery store so expensive that it might as well be called “Whole Paycheck.” Whole Foods...

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Student Debt In ‘Serious Delinquency’ Grows
Student Debt In ‘Serious Delinquency’ Grows
February 18, 2019  |  Loans

Student debt in arrears has hit record highs as measured by data gleaned from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Bloomberg reports. Get the...

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Dampening Earnings Outlook Signals US Corporate Recession?
Dampening Earnings Outlook Signals US Corporate Recession?
February 18, 2019  |  Earnings

A recession is generally defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth. You may be, of course, familiar with the idea of an economy in recession,...

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RBI Boosts Regulatory Actions On Bank Lapses
RBI Boosts Regulatory Actions On Bank Lapses
February 18, 2019  |  Bank Regulation

Data show that the Reserve Bank of India has been stepping up actions taken against banks for regulatory lapses, as measured over the last two...

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‘Death-Spiral Financing’ Leads to SEC Fraud Charges Against Penny-Stock Operator
‘Death-Spiral Financing’ Leads to SEC Fraud Charges Against Penny-Stock Operator
February 18, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

So much of the focus on fraud these days involves exploiting holes in software, hacking into systems to steal personal information and payment data, or...

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