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MastercardMastercard Expands Global Commitment To Connect 1B People
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt worldwide economies and everyday life, Mastercard vows...
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CoronavirusCoronavirus: Starbucks Moves To Takeout In US, Canada; Europe To...
The coronavirus could have far-reaching effects on coffee shops, retail stores and restaurants. Here are the...
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Partnerships / AcquisitionsSantander Takes Big Stake In UK FinTech
Spanish bank Banco Santander is acquiring just over 50 percent of the U.K. payments...
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InternationalDespite China’s Slowing Economy, Credit Demand Still Strong
Chinese online finance giant Ant Financial, headed by billionaire Jack Ma, is seeing an...
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BankingUK's B-North To Launch SMB-Only Banks Next Year
B-North has announced plans to open a network of small-business-only bank offices throughout the...
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StartupsVisa, Open Combine Forces For Tech-Driven SME Banking
FinTech startup Open is partnering with global payments tech leader Visa to offer better...
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POS InnovationmyPOS Launches Its First Store In Belgium
European payments provider myPOS announced that it has opened a store in Antwerp, Belgium....
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B2B PaymentsUnistream Corporate Cards Offer 24-Hour Funds, No Annual Fees In...
Unistream, an international money transfer company and bank based in Russia, has launched a corporate...
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Fintech InvestmentsGrab Financial Gets In SME Lending, Insurance
Grab Financial Group, the Southeast Asia FinTech company, announced Tuesday (March 19) the rollout...
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B2B PaymentsIn Philippines, Supply Chain Financing Via FinTech
Governments are partnering with FinTechs to boost competitiveness in lending, borne out by one...
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NewsFive At Five: The Growing Power Of Loyalty
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce...
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B2B PaymentsAmid UK Payment Woes, Firms Face Fraud Risk
England gets its fair share of late payments coverage, with recent headlines tied to...
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B2B PaymentsUK's Newest Challenger Bank, BFC, Targets X-Border SMB Services
The U.K. has another challenger bank in operation. BFC Bank has launched in the...
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InternationalHigher Costs Loom For SMBs Post-Brexit
In Europe, Brexit may be setting up to have an outsized effect on small...
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B2B PaymentsRBS To Allocate $1 Billion To Help SMEs Switch To...
RBS, one of the U.K.’s top banks, is required allocate to more than $1...
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B2B PaymentsLawmaker Queries Alt-Lenders With Concerns Over 'Trapped' Small Biz Borrowers
One U.S. lawmaker has begun to inquire about SMB alternative lending practices, according to JD...
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Sizzle/FizzleBig Banks Sizzle, Chipotle Fizzles And Samsung Snags Some Sizzle...
Sizzle: PayPal: Two hundred and ten million of anything is a big number. But especially...
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B2B PaymentsIndonesian FinTech Launches App For Individual SME Investors
An Indonesia-based alternative lender is turning to the mobile device to attract small business...
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B2B PaymentsSome U.K. SMEs Say Payment Terms Are Getting Worse
U.K. regulators may be working to improve payment terms and times to small suppliers,...
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B2B PaymentsPrevise Lands $2.58M For AI-Powered Invoice Financing Platform
U.K. startup Previse, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered invoice financing platform, has announced new seed funding....
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B2B PaymentsU.S. Legislators Aim For Faster Construction Company Payments
Legislators in markets like the U.K. and Australia have begun to publicly combat late supplier...
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InternationalIndia’s Grand (De) Monetization Experiment
Eight months in, assessing the impact of what happens when you remove 86 percent...
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B2B PaymentsNorth Of The Border, Securing The Supply Chain
SMEs need access to capital, especially when it comes to securing goods and services...
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B2B PaymentsSMEs Turning Down Contracts From Unreasonable Customers, Hitachi Finds
A new report from Hitachi Capital Invoice Finance says small- and medium-sized businesses are...
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B2B PaymentsThe "Deadly Parasite" Lurking Inside The Enterprise
U.K. B2B payments are facing market shifts thanks to regulations like the Open Banking...
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Payment MethodsnCino Makes It Easier For Small Businesses To Access Funding
nCino, the cloud banking company, announced Tuesday (April 25) it has broadened the scope...
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Today In DataToday In Data: Canadian Small Business Growth
Canadians are seeing a boom in their economy for small businesses. According to research...
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BrexitBrexit Tracker: VC Funding Remains Steady, SMEs Still Confident, FCA...
Though Brexit has brought about a lingering air of uncertainty, there are some parts...
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RetailFlexxbuy Unveils New Customer Financing Platform
Finding the right financing option for large purchases can be a rough process. From...
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Today In DataToday In Data: Small Business Growth On The Rise
While small businesses have certainly seen the impact of big business on their profits...
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B2B PaymentsApproaching SME Finance Like Personal Finance
With greater confidence in the U.S. economy and small business confidence in the current...
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eCommerceCreditcall And Credorax Partner On Omnichannel Payment Platform
To enable the European SME market, U.K.-based payment service and gateway provider Creditcall and...
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RetailAmazon’s Bid for Dubai’s Souq.com Faces A Challenger
Amazon may be facing a big contender in its efforts to strike a deal...
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B2B PaymentsFor SMEs, FinTech Is Valuable And Perhaps Mysterious
In a survey spanning 500 SMEs, World First found that FinTech has challenges and...
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BrexitPayPal: Brexit Delivered Boosted Global Sales For British SMEs
Brexit has caused a great deal of uncertainty for the U.K. and as a...
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Post-ElectionTrump's New Order On Business Rules Doesn't Impact Essential Regulations,...
Several regulations implemented by the Obama administration pertaining to businesses will remain untouched by...
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B2B PaymentsNeopost Smooths Out SME Communication Kinks
Neopost is launching a new suite of services aimed at helping SMEs ease friction...
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B2B PaymentsEU Banks Link To Pull SMEs Onto Blockchain
Top financial institutions around the globe are going in on blockchain in a big...
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B2B PaymentsGoogle Looks Towards India's SMEs For Renewed Growth
Google has set its sights on India and the nation’s SMEs in an effort...
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B2B PaymentsChecking In On The Small Business Owner
The world is preparing to enter into a new year, and small businesses are...
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B2B PaymentsUK SMEs Forced To Write Off $62B In Unpaid Invoices
Millions of dollars worth of unpaid invoices are written off by U.K. SMEs as...
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B2B PaymentsZooming In On SMEs' Financial Weak Spots
The year's third quarter was a roller coaster for the U.S. and its businesses,...
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B2B PaymentsAmex's Latest SMB Pursuit
American Express is a leader in the commercial card world but typically holds a...
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Merchant InnovationVantiv Powers BizBuz SMB Community
Vantiv is introducing a new online community centered on fostering and supporting small businesses....
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Faster PaymentsUK SMBs Want Faster Payments
U.K. SMBs want faster payments — but how many actually care? Well, according to...
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In UK, Banks Lose SMEs’ FX Goodwill
Across the pond, SMEs are increasingly turning to FinTech upstarts to satisfy their FX...
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B2B PaymentsLinking Capital And Equipment In 2016
As 2015 draws to a close, SMEs are in the midst of planning capex...
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B2B PaymentsFinancial Inclusion Via Social Media
As India’s SMEs grapple with access to working capital, startup Lendingkart says social media,...
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B2B PaymentsFundbox: Majority Of SMBs Impacted By Late Payments
Cash flow optimization company Fundbox said that a recent study it conducted found that...
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B2B PaymentsInventory Tops SMEs’ 2016 Resolutions
It’s not yet Thanksgiving, and some consumers may roll their eyes at the Christmas...
