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A Corporate Finance Approach To High-Net-Worth Individuals
A Corporate Finance Approach To High-Net-Worth Individuals
April 30, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The financial services space often encounters the conundrum of trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. This challenge often emerges with small...

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Uber Freight Adds On-Demand Logistics To SAP
Uber Freight Adds On-Demand Logistics To SAP
April 30, 2019  |  B2B Payments

SAP and Uber Freight are teaming up to provide joint customers with on-demand logistics solutions, the companies said in a press release on Monday (April...

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we.trade Co-founder Quits, Reveals Blockchain Doubts
we.trade Co-founder Quits, Reveals Blockchain Doubts
April 30, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Roberto Mancone, co-founder and chief operating officer of blockchain trade finance platform we.trade, is leaving the company and revealing his doubts about blockchain technology’s promises...

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Ireland Boosts FinTech Development Efforts
Ireland Boosts FinTech Development Efforts
April 30, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Ireland’s finance minister wants to add thousands of jobs to its international financial services arena, in part, by a focus on FinTech development. Recent days have...

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DBS Bank Digitizes Corporate Tokens
DBS Bank Digitizes Corporate Tokens
April 30, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The Development Bank of Singapore (DBS Bank) announced on Monday (April 29) that it would do away with physical tokens for users of its corporate...

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How Fuel Cards Hold Fleets Back From EV Adoption
How Fuel Cards Hold Fleets Back From EV Adoption
April 30, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The adoption of fleet cards and electronic payment technologies in the fleet industry supports the sector’s push toward digitization and innovation. However, a new report...

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Rolls-Royce, Vodafone Among Prompt Payment Code Violators
Rolls-Royce, Vodafone Among Prompt Payment Code Violators
April 30, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.K.’s Chartered Institute of Credit Management has removed or suspended a total of 17 companies from the Prompt Payment Code, a move likely to...

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Labor Department Ruling Classifies Gig Workers As Contractors
Labor Department Ruling Classifies Gig Workers As Contractors
April 30, 2019  |  Gig Economy

Gig economy companies Uber and Lyft just got support from the Labor Department, which ruled a company’s workers who clean homes don’t have to be...

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VC Fintech Investing Declines In First Quarter
VC Fintech Investing Declines In First Quarter
April 30, 2019  |  Investments

Investing on the part of venture capitalists in financial technology startups — otherwise known as FinTechs — declined during the first quarter of 2019, with China...

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