commercial payments

White House Proposes New Trade Rules to Counter Chinese eCommerce Companies
White House Proposes New Trade Rules to Counter Chinese eCommerce Companies
September 13, 2024  |  eCommerce

The Biden administration said Friday (Sept. 13) that it plans to change trade rules that it said have been abused by China-founded eCommerce platforms. The...

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Amazon Adds Earned Wage Access Offering for Delivery Service Partners
Amazon Adds Earned Wage Access Offering for Delivery Service Partners
September 12, 2024  |  Amazon Delivery

Amazon invested another $2.1 billion in its Delivery Service Partner (DSP) program designed to help small business entrepreneurs build delivery companies. This addition brings the...

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This Week in B2B: Embracing Automation, Digitizing Payments, Unlocking Value
This Week in B2B: Embracing Automation, Digitizing Payments, Unlocking Value
September 12, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Digital transformation is a one-way street and a two-way journey — particularly within B2B. Embracing innovation is a one-way exercise in that businesses that realize...

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Taking Control of Costs: New Tech Makes Business Spend Management Easier
Taking Control of Costs: New Tech Makes Business Spend Management Easier
September 12, 2024  |  B2B Payments

For corporates, the goal, especially in the current inflationary environment, is to squeeze margins higher. There are two levers to pull, ideally working simultaneously: increasing...

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UK’s Smaller Banks Could Benefit From New Capital Rules
UK’s Smaller Banks Could Benefit From New Capital Rules
September 12, 2024  |  Banking

New capital requirements could help Great Britain’s smaller lenders compete in the country’s mortgage market. That’s according to a report published by Reuters on Thursday...

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FinCEN Says Check Fraud Approached $700 Million Over 6 Months
FinCEN Says Check Fraud Approached $700 Million Over 6 Months
September 11, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Earlier this week, FinCEN reported that mail theft-related check fraud amounted to more than $688 million in a recent six-month period. The bulk of the...

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Visa and KOTRA to Launch B2B Payment Platform in South Korea
Visa and KOTRA to Launch B2B Payment Platform in South Korea
September 11, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Visa and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) have partnered to launch a card payment platform for trade settlements in South Korea. The new Global Trade...

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Gusto Opens Waitlist for AI Assistant for Small Business Owners
Gusto Opens Waitlist for AI Assistant for Small Business Owners
September 11, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Gusto will soon add an artificial intelligence-powered assistant called Gus to the human resources (HR), payroll, benefits and compliance platform and products it offers for...

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Fake Shipments, Fast Cash: Trade Finance Fraud on the Rise
Fake Shipments, Fast Cash: Trade Finance Fraud on the Rise
September 11, 2024  |  Shipping

For as long as there have been banks, bad actors have tried to rob them. And as a report from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB),...

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