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Amex Debuts AI Training Programs for Small Businesses

Amex Debuts AI Training Programs for Small Businesses
Amex Debuts AI Training Programs for Small Businesses
May 06, 2026  |  SMBs

American Express is introducing new artificial intelligence (AI) training and education programs for small businesses. The programs, announced Wednesday (May 6) in partnership with nonprofits Generation and Scholarship America, are designed...

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46% of SMBs Would Pay for More Payment Control
46% of SMBs Would Pay for More Payment Control
May 04, 2026  |  SMBs

Small businesses may be more ready for payment change than their habits suggest. That is the hopeful read from “Ready for Change: Why Nearly Half of...

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CFPB Eases Reporting Rules for Small Business Lenders
CFPB Eases Reporting Rules for Small Business Lenders
April 30, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has reduced the small business data collection and reporting requirements under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B). The...

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Small Businesses Stop Chasing Amazon on Delivery Speed
Small Businesses Stop Chasing Amazon on Delivery Speed
April 21, 2026  |  Delivery

The old adage holds: Shoppers “want what they want, when they want it.” In retail, that “when” has always meant now. Conventional wisdom long ago...

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AI Finds Its Best Customer on Main Street
AI Finds Its Best Customer on Main Street
April 20, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Main Street businesses run lean and demand results. There’s no budget for experimentation and no appetite for tools that don’t pay off fast. Every automation...

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Inflation Hits 58% of Small Businesses and Pushes Embedded B2B Finance Forward
Inflation Hits 58% of Small Businesses and Pushes Embedded B2B Finance Forward
April 13, 2026  |  SMBs

What started as a convenience play in consumer apps is becoming something much bigger in business: a way for platforms to turn payments, credit and...

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Meta Aims to Share AI Intelligence With Small Business Users
Meta Aims to Share AI Intelligence With Small Business Users
March 25, 2026  |  Facebook / Meta

Meta is reportedly launching a program to support artificial intelligence (AI) adoption among small businesses. Meta Small Business is aimed at the more than 250...

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Worth Raises $30 Million to Streamline Small Business Onboarding and Underwriting
Worth Raises $30 Million to Streamline Small Business Onboarding and Underwriting
March 24, 2026  |  SMBs

Worth raised $30 million in a Series A funding round for its platform that helps financial institutions, FinTechs and payment providers onboard and underwrite small...

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