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Amex Global Business Travel Sees Big Wins in Small Business Spend Management 
Earnings // March 05, 2024

Business travel, once a stalwart of corporate existence, has been taxiing on the post-COVID runway. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

M-Pesa/Microsoft Pact Underscores Tech’s Role in Small Business Financial Inclusion  
Financial Inclusion // January 16, 2024

The recent announcement of joint efforts by Microsoft to build new financial services for businesses hints at a multipronged effort to boost financial inclusion … Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Data Has Become the Fuel for Small Business Financial Stability
SMBs // September 01, 2023

Main Street may be the soul of America, but its businesses find themselves increasingly embattled. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Nigeria’s SMEs Boost Traffic and Cut Fraud With Cardless Transfers
Payments Innovation // November 10, 2022

Card payments, as ubiquitous as they may appear, are actually not the preferred payment method in certain markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

Interviews & Exclusives
Amex Sees ‘Tremendous Growth’ in Virtual Cards for B2B Payments

December 18, 2024
Complexities breed inefficiency, as business-to-business (B2B) payments throughout their history have proven. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from […]

Data Has Become the Fuel for Small Business Financial Stability

September 01, 2023
Main Street may be the soul of America, but its businesses find themselves increasingly embattled. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Nigeria’s SMEs Boost Traffic and Cut Fraud With Cardless Transfers

November 10, 2022
Card payments, as ubiquitous as they may appear, are actually not the preferred payment method in certain markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

To Avoid Failure, BNPL for Business Must Be Customized, Not Cloned

May 16, 2022
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) transaction volume is expected to reach $680 billion worldwide by 2025, a clear indication that consumers will continue to embrace installment payments and adopt the...

Quick Reads
Treasury Reups Pandemic Aid for Small Businesses

May 29, 2022
There’s been progress on a federal pandemic aid program to help small business access to capital, over a year after it was initially authorized, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins […]

India’s ICICI Bank Opens Digital Banking Services to All Small Businesses

April 28, 2022
ICICI Bank will be rolling out India’s first comprehensive “digital ecosystem” for all micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Small Businesses Object to Lawmakers’ Plan to Reallocate Unspent COVID-19 Relief

April 18, 2022
Small business owners are not happy about a new proposal in Congress to redirect unspent money from COVID-19 programs to give $10 billion for various services like vaccines and therapeutics,...

Nets Expands Poland Presence With PeP Acquisition

March 12, 2020
Denmark payments startup Nets said on Thursday (March 12) that it has acquired Polish merchant acquirer Polskie ePłatności (PeP). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...