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Small Businesses Skip the Cross-Border Plumbing Big Companies Can’t Escape

Small Businesses Skip the Cross-Border Plumbing Big Companies Can’t Escape
Small Businesses Skip the Cross-Border Plumbing Big Companies Can’t Escape
October 05, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Conventional wisdom says large corporations should dominate cross-border payments. They have global banks, treasury teams, negotiated FX rates, sophisticated treasury management system (TMS) platforms and...

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American Express Equips Corporate Card Program With New Spend Controls
American Express Equips Corporate Card Program With New Spend Controls
September 30, 2026  |  Spend Management

American Express has launched the next generation of Amex Corporate, saying the program offers businesses greater visibility, control and flexibility across all aspects of card...

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Meta’s Agentic Strategy Is Coming for the Main Street Back Office
Meta’s Agentic Strategy Is Coming for the Main Street Back Office
September 29, 2026  |  Facebook / Meta

Big Tech’s social and commerce platforms already dominate the web. Now, they want to help run Main Street. Meta made that ambition explicit Monday (Sept....

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U.S. Bank Launches Cards to Meet Small Business Rewards Demand
U.S. Bank Launches Cards to Meet Small Business Rewards Demand
September 28, 2026  |  Credit Cards

U.S. Bank has launched two new small business credit cards that are designed to deliver “straight-forward rewards” on everyday business purchases, the bank said in...

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Mastercard Dreamonomics Report Finds Smaller Businesses Prioritizing Stability
Mastercard Dreamonomics Report Finds Smaller Businesses Prioritizing Stability
September 15, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Small businesses are putting a premium on predictability. Across more than 6,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) surveyed in 18 countries for Mastercard’s inaugural Dreamonomics...

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Visa Direct Targets Cross-Border Trade’s SMB Payment Gap
Visa Direct Targets Cross-Border Trade’s SMB Payment Gap
September 11, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Watch more: PYMNTS On Air With Justin Zhao of Visa Direct and Ran Grushkowsky of MassPay  A small business can find a customer, supplier or...

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Small Businesses Tap Prediction Markets to Shield Profits From Surprise Costs
Small Businesses Tap Prediction Markets to Shield Profits From Surprise Costs
August 28, 2026  |  SMBs

A handful of small businesses have begun using prediction market platforms to hedge risks, Reuters reported Friday (Aug. 28). Companies of this size can’t get...

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Dollar Payments Still Dominate Small Business Cross-Border Trade
Dollar Payments Still Dominate Small Business Cross-Border Trade
June 16, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Small and medium-sized businesses that once sourced domestically now purchase inventory, components and services from factories and vendors scattered across Asia, Europe and Latin America....

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