small business

AI Agents Give Main Street Businesses Big Business Muscle

AI Agents Give Main Street Businesses Big Business Muscle
AI Agents Give Main Street Businesses Big Business Muscle
October 12, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Running a small business has always meant doing more with less. The owner takes the morning shift, answers customer emails on lunch, reconciles the books...

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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
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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