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The Build-Versus-Buy Conundrum In Supply Chain Digitization
The Build-Versus-Buy Conundrum In Supply Chain Digitization
February 12, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Organizations embracing digitization have an important decision to make before they ever invest in a technology: Should they purchase out-of-the-box solutions or build their own?...

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Data Shows Hiring Stalled At US Small Businesses In 2019
Data Shows Hiring Stalled At US Small Businesses In 2019
February 10, 2020  |  SMBs

Employee head count at U.S. small businesses remained stagnant last year, despite record growth among larger firms’ employment, The Wall Street Journal reported. American businesses...

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Open Banking Targets SMB Apps, Payments Data
Open Banking Targets SMB Apps, Payments Data
February 06, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Open Banking frameworks continue to proliferate throughout the world. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has now formally released the Consumer Data Right (CDR)...

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Breaking Batch (Payments): BNP Paribas On APIs And Making B2B Payments Faster
Breaking Batch (Payments): BNP Paribas On APIs And Making B2B Payments Faster
February 05, 2020  |  API

Application programming interfaces (APIs) may be underutilized in business and financial sectors. Recent surveys have found that many bankers and small business (SMB) owners are...

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Why The Goldman-Amazon Bet On SMB Loans Is No Sure Thing
Why The Goldman-Amazon Bet On SMB Loans Is No Sure Thing
February 03, 2020  |  Loans

In the platform economy, scale matters. And in leveraging Amazon’s scale as a platform — with millions of small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and even...

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UK Mining Firm Ditches SMB Reverse Factoring
UK Mining Firm Ditches SMB Reverse Factoring
January 29, 2020  |  B2B Payments

With mounting pressure from small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as well as the media and politicians, U.K.-headquartered mining firm Rio Tinto is ditching its reverse...

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Beyond Amazon: How Smaller, Mom-And-Pop Retail Operations Can Thrive
Beyond Amazon: How Smaller, Mom-And-Pop Retail Operations Can Thrive
January 29, 2020  |  Retail

Big chains and eCommerce operators tend to drive retail innovation — or make the most news when commerce fails — but small, local and even...

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Corporate Cards Tackle Industry-Specific Pain Points
Corporate Cards Tackle Industry-Specific Pain Points
January 29, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Commercial cards continue to explore more use cases to optimize spend for businesses, from accounts payable (AP) to employee travel and expense management. Increasingly, the...

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What U.S. Bank Is Doing To Drive Virtual Card Adoption
What U.S. Bank Is Doing To Drive Virtual Card Adoption
January 28, 2020  |  Accounts Payable

Many accounts payable (AP) professionals turning to electronic payments to streamline their companies’ payment processes — specifically, how they pay invoices from suppliers — are...

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