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BNPL And The Payments Choice Balancing Act

BNPL And The Payments Choice Balancing Act
BNPL And The Payments Choice Balancing Act
May 22, 2020  |  BNPL

Payments choice is emerging as more than just added eCommerce utility. Merchants expanding payment options are finding this an important differentiator, a major value-added benefit,...

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How Banks Can Guide FinTechs Through Their First Economic Downturn
How Banks Can Guide FinTechs Through Their First Economic Downturn
May 22, 2020  |  B2B Payments

From competitors to collaborators, the FinTech boom introduced a field of opportunity for traditional financial institutions to team up with an industry newcomer to become...

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SMB Financing Fuels Week Of B2B Venture Capital
SMB Financing Fuels Week Of B2B Venture Capital
May 22, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Bad news hit the startup community this week as new analysis from CBInsights revealed a significant decline in venture capital (VC) funding in the first...

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Facebook Grant Money To Prioritize SMBs Owned By Women, Minorities And Veterans
Facebook Grant Money To Prioritize SMBs Owned By Women, Minorities And Veterans
May 22, 2020  |  Facebook / Meta

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg announced Thursday (May 21) that the social media giant would be awarding $20 million to U.S. businesses owned by minorities, women...

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Deploying A Multilayered Fraud Prevention System During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Deploying A Multilayered Fraud Prevention System During The COVID-19 Pandemic
May 22, 2020  |  Fraud Prevention

Financial crimes are increasing amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with fraudsters impersonating tax officials to steal personal data. Multi-faceted approaches are necessary, as simply using automated...

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Consumer Uncertainty Overshadows Georgia’s Reopening, Atlanta Fed Chief Says
Consumer Uncertainty Overshadows Georgia’s Reopening, Atlanta Fed Chief Says
May 22, 2020  |  Economy

Raphael Bostic, president of the Atlanta Federal Reserve, called Georgia’s reopening rollout a “mixed bag” in which only parts of the state were eager to...

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Dubai Creating $870M Free Trading Zone For eCommerce
Dubai Creating $870M Free Trading Zone For eCommerce
May 22, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

The government of Dubai is planning to create an $870 million free trade zone for eCommerce named Dubai CommerCity (DCC). The development project will be...

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China Drops GDP Target Due To Economic Instability
China Drops GDP Target Due To Economic Instability
May 22, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

The world’s second-largest economy is opting not to set any economic growth forecasts due to the continued economic uncertainty triggered by the global coronavirus pandemic....

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