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SBA May Have Exposed Data Of 8,000 SMBs Seeking Relief Loans
SBA May Have Exposed Data Of 8,000 SMBs Seeking Relief Loans
April 22, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

Nearly 8,000 applicants for small business loans through the government’s Emergency Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) stimulus program have possibly been affected by a data breach...

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Today In Payments: Public Businesses Reap PPP Relief; Grab CEO Says Company Facing ‘Tough Decisions’
Today In Payments: Public Businesses Reap PPP Relief; Grab CEO Says Company Facing ‘Tough Decisions’
April 21, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, millions of dollars from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) have not gone to benefit small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), and the...

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Amid Scramble For Fed Funds, Fundamental Question: Who’s An SMB?
Amid Scramble For Fed Funds, Fundamental Question: Who’s An SMB?
April 21, 2020  |  Economy

The middle of a deepening recession may not be the best time to play with semantics. But as the scramble for the $349 billion allocated...

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Today In Payments: Shake Shack To Give Back $10M PPP Funds; Uber Expands Delivery Options
Today In Payments: Shake Shack To Give Back $10M PPP Funds; Uber Expands Delivery Options
April 20, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Shake Shack said it would return the $10 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan from the government, and Uber expanded its...

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Main Street USA: 58 Percent Of Main Street SMB Retailers Say They May Not Survive The Pandemic
Main Street USA: 58 Percent Of Main Street SMB Retailers Say They May Not Survive...
April 16, 2020  |  Economy

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) began accepting applications on April 3. Lawmakers and business leaders alike have high hopes for the program, believing it will...

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US Senate Fails To Pass Additional SMB Aid
US Senate Fails To Pass Additional SMB Aid
April 10, 2020  |  Economy

A federal measure to provide additional relief for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) hurt by the coronavirus pandemic will have to wait. In a duel...

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Fed Bets Trillions In SMB Lending That Consumers Will Return
Fed Bets Trillions In SMB Lending That Consumers Will Return
April 10, 2020  |  Loans

A quick recovery may be in the cards. But so might a “false start.” Thursday morning, the U.S. Federal Reserve said that it had launched...

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Trōv: Why Insurers Still Cling To The Paper Check
Trōv: Why Insurers Still Cling To The Paper Check
April 09, 2020  |  Disbursements

The global spread of the new coronavirus has had a wide and varied impact on the way that both consumers and businesses think about transacting...

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NEW DATA: 60 Percent Of US Consumers Now Live Paycheck-To-Paycheck
NEW DATA: 60 Percent Of US Consumers Now Live Paycheck-To-Paycheck
April 09, 2020  |  Economy

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an unprecedented wave of business closures, placing millions out of work with no telling when they will be back to...

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