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Synchrony: Addressing Women’s Economic Needs Can Improve Healthcare
Synchrony: Addressing Women’s Economic Needs Can Improve Healthcare
April 19, 2024  |  Healthcare

Health is wealth, in more ways than one. That’s because disparities in healthcare spending between patients are highly correlated to disparities in health outcomes. And,...

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Why the World’s Biggest Buyer Relies on Online B2B Marketplaces
Why the World’s Biggest Buyer Relies on Online B2B Marketplaces
April 19, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Digitization is increasingly revolutionizing the B2B landscape with streamlined procurement processes, and even better payments workflows. Don’t believe it? Look no further than the U.S....

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Back-to-Basics Data Approach Confronts Increasing Fraud
Back-to-Basics Data Approach Confronts Increasing Fraud
April 19, 2024  |  Opinion

Whenever there’s economic uncertainty, there’s a corresponding upswing in fraud, said Mangopay Vice President of Product and Data Maciej Pitucha, adding businesses can prepare and...

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FinTech IPO Index Gives Up 6.4% as Platforms Plummet Ahead of Earnings 
FinTech IPO Index Gives Up 6.4% as Platforms Plummet Ahead of Earnings 
April 19, 2024  |  IPO

If there was a theme marking the past five days of trading, after the big banks reported earnings, and as the digital lenders that populate...

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Amazon and Walmart Race to Integrate Commerce and Content
Amazon and Walmart Race to Integrate Commerce and Content
April 19, 2024  |  Retail

As shopping and entertainment become increasingly intertwined, Amazon and Walmart are looking for new ways to drive sales via content. On Tuesday (April 16), Amazon Live announced a new...

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Mastercard Brings Commercial Cards to Digital Wallets
Mastercard Brings Commercial Cards to Digital Wallets
April 18, 2024  |  Mastercard

Continuing the industry’s migration of business payments and expense management to digital platforms, Mastercard announced today (April 18) that it is bringing its commercial cards to mobile...

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High Costs Hobble Small Businesses’ Adoption of Instant Payments
High Costs Hobble Small Businesses’ Adoption of Instant Payments
April 18, 2024  |  Money Mobility

Nonrecurring or ad hoc payments remain a significant part of the monthly revenues of small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs). One way that SMBs streamline the...

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GenAI Bridges Small Business Lending Gap
GenAI Bridges Small Business Lending Gap
April 18, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

An unavoidable truth in business is that it frequently takes money to make money.  And in today’s world, where small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) often...

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More Payments Friction Coming for Customers
More Payments Friction Coming for Customers
April 18, 2024  |  Opinion

The recent credit card surcharge agreement brings into focus the impact regulations could have on businesses. Spreedly Vice President of Product Joe Meuse explains what...

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