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Mastercard Targets SMB Travel With APAC Commercial Card

Mastercard Targets SMB Travel With APAC Commercial Card
Mastercard Targets SMB Travel With APAC Commercial Card
May 29, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Mastercard is rolling out a commercial card product designed for small businesses across Asia Pacific in a new collaboration with United Overseas Bank (UOB), an...

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The SMB C-Suite’s Data Security Problem
The SMB C-Suite’s Data Security Problem
May 23, 2019  |  B2B Payments

In an environment of relentless cyber threats, small businesses (SMBs) still too often feel they are not targets for cyberattacks and data breaches. Less than...

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Trade Credit’s $3.1T Squeeze On US Businesses
Trade Credit’s $3.1T Squeeze On US Businesses
May 14, 2019  |  SMBs

There are few areas of the economy in which millions of dollars in goods and services could be received solely with an IOU. Yet, such...

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CFPB To Review Fed’s 2009 Overdraft Rule
CFPB To Review Fed’s 2009 Overdraft Rule
May 13, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that is reviewing the Federal Reserve‘s overdraft protection rule to find out if it “should be amended or...

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In Sierra Leone, Late Payments Lay Waste To SMBs
In Sierra Leone, Late Payments Lay Waste To SMBs
May 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Sierra Leone is showing the impact of late payments, where a significant number of smaller firms have been forced to shutter operations. In the U.K.,...

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Instagram Creates @shop Account To Promote SMB Products
Instagram Creates @shop Account To Promote SMB Products
May 10, 2019  |  Mobile

Instagram announced the launch of @shop, a new account described as a “celebration of small businesses and the creators behind them.” “The content on this account...

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Why Visa Took On Natural Disasters With Its SMB Week Hackathon
Why Visa Took On Natural Disasters With Its SMB Week Hackathon
May 09, 2019  |  Payment Methods

There are approximately 30.2 million small companies open for business in the U.S. today, employing around 58 million American workers, according to the Small Business Administration...

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Deep Dive: The Risk-Reducing Case For Push Payments
Deep Dive: The Risk-Reducing Case For Push Payments
May 06, 2019  |  Smarter Payments

The following Deep Dive explores what’s driving interest in push payments, and where the technology may smooth out and secure consumer payments, B2B supplier transactions...

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