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UK Watchdog Takes Heat Over Lloyds’ SMB Compensation Plan

UK Watchdog Takes Heat Over Lloyds’ SMB Compensation Plan
UK Watchdog Takes Heat Over Lloyds’ SMB Compensation Plan
December 18, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is facing renewed criticism, this time over its handling of the program set up by Lloyds Bank to compensate...

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Kenya Gets Ready To Unveil Sandbox Policy
Kenya Gets Ready To Unveil Sandbox Policy
December 18, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Kenyan financial authorities are on the cusp of unveiling a FinTech sandbox that will initially focus on robo-advisors and consider blockchain. Across Europe, Revolut looks to...

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Paychex Links Data To QuickBooks In Real Time
Paychex Links Data To QuickBooks In Real Time
December 18, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Human resources and payroll management solution provider Paychex is integrating its data into QuickBooks Online to synchronize data for joint customers in real time. Get...

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How Accountants-Turned-Advisors Can Manage The FinTech Deluge
How Accountants-Turned-Advisors Can Manage The FinTech Deluge
December 18, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Technology may be enabling automation in small business (SMB) accounting and financial management, but rather than cutting out the need for human accountants in the...

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Australia Budgets For SMB Cybersecurity, Five-Day Supplier Payments
Australia Budgets For SMB Cybersecurity, Five-Day Supplier Payments
December 18, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The Australian government has announced plans to set aside millions of dollars to support small business (SMB) cybersecurity, digitization efforts and accelerated supplier payment times,...

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SWIFT gpi Used For More Than Half Of Cross-Border Traffic
SWIFT gpi Used For More Than Half Of Cross-Border Traffic
December 18, 2018  |  Faster Payments

SWIFT said Tuesday (December 18) that its SWIFT gpi payment service is being used for more than half of SWIFT’s cross-border traffic. Get the Full Story...

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France To Move Ahead With Tech Tax In January
France To Move Ahead With Tech Tax In January
December 18, 2018  |  Europe

France, which had vowed to start taxing Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon in December if the European Union failed to agree on a digital tax,...

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For Charter Schools, A Workforce Spend Tutorial
For Charter Schools, A Workforce Spend Tutorial
December 18, 2018  |  Spend Management

Public charter schools operate independently from traditional public schools — but with this autonomy, says Marco Rafanelli of BuyQ, comes less purchasing power and greater...

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Big Tech Companies Throw Support Behind Fed Creating Real-Time Payments Network
Big Tech Companies Throw Support Behind Fed Creating Real-Time Payments Network
December 18, 2018  |  Faster Payments

Amazon, Apple and Google are among the large tech companies that are throwing their support behind the creation of a real-time payments network in the...

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