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Sunny Skies Remain For SMBs As Summer Heads Into Autumn
Sunny Skies Remain For SMBs As Summer Heads Into Autumn
August 31, 2017  |  B2B Payments

With August wrapping up and summer coming to a close in the U.S., analysts are diving into small business sentiment and performance yet again. ADP,...

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Why Mastercard Is Powering Contactless Payments In Poland
Why Mastercard Is Powering Contactless Payments In Poland
August 31, 2017  |  Mastercard

Poland has been hard at work burnishing its image as a tech hub over the last several years. A country in which financial services were largely...

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FinTechs Give Banks A Wake-Up Call With Loan Disbursements
FinTechs Give Banks A Wake-Up Call With Loan Disbursements
August 30, 2017  |  Disbursements

Will SMBs seeking loans for expansion and growth dump traditional banks for alternative lending services that can quickly approve applications and disburse funds? For the...

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Australian Finance Group Teases SMB Loan Platform
Australian Finance Group Teases SMB Loan Platform
August 29, 2017  |  B2B Payments

As Australian regulators continue to press the nation’s largest banks for fairer small business lending practices, a new small- to medium-sized businesses (SMB) lending platform is...

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India’s MakeMyTrip Taps Into Blossoming Corporate Travel Market
India’s MakeMyTrip Taps Into Blossoming Corporate Travel Market
August 29, 2017  |  B2B Payments

India’s largest online travel company, MakeMyTrip, is entering the business-to-business (B2B) space with the launch of a new solution for corporate travel. Get the Full...

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HSBC Business Accounts Frozen After AML Misstep
HSBC Business Accounts Frozen After AML Misstep
August 28, 2017  |  B2B Payments

HSBC U.K. has reportedly frozen some small business (SMB) bank accounts, according to news reports from Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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India’s Alt-Lenders Prove Some VCs Still Interested
India’s Alt-Lenders Prove Some VCs Still Interested
August 25, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The alternative lending sphere has fallen out of favor with venture capitalists, according to CNBC reports this week. BlueVine CEO Eyal Lifshitz told the publication...

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For Cybersecurity, Independent Contractors Should Think Like Big Businesses
For Cybersecurity, Independent Contractors Should Think Like Big Businesses
August 25, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The cyber insurance market is expected to grow, by a lot. Researchers at PricewaterhouseCoopers predicted in 2015 that the market would hit $7.5 billion in...

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Small Businesses Eyed In MYOB’s Profit Boost
Small Businesses Eyed In MYOB’s Profit Boost
August 25, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Accounting software firm MYOB, based in Australia, has released its six-month financial reports, posting $22.4 million in after-tax profits. According to reports, the company’s small...

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