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54% of Small Businesses Would Pay a Fee to Receive Ad Hoc Payments Instantly
54% of Small Businesses Would Pay a Fee to Receive Ad Hoc Payments Instantly
December 29, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) receive roughly 38% of their sales from buyers with whom they work on an irregular, ad hoc basis — once,...

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DeFi Lending Protocol Aave Takes Real World Assets As Collateral
DeFi Lending Protocol Aave Takes Real World Assets As Collateral
December 28, 2021  |  Loans

For all the talk of DeFi changing the financial world forever, the reality is that decentralized finance is largely a closed system. For the most...

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Turning Communications Software Into a Payment Enabled Small Business Platform
Turning Communications Software Into a Payment Enabled Small Business Platform
December 28, 2021  |  Connected Economy

Small businesses today are increasingly reliant on technology to survive and thrive in these uncertain times. Their business operations have become increasingly digitized, to the...

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80 Pct Of Small Ad Hoc Payments Made To SMBs Face Looming Mandate To Move Digital
80 Pct Of Small Ad Hoc Payments Made To SMBs Face Looming Mandate To Move...
August 06, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Although payments in the tens of thousands or even millions tend to characterize business payments, the reality is that many payments made by global buyers...

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Dapper Boi On Deploying BNPL To Help Customers Flexibly Meet Their Gender-Neutral Clothing Needs
Dapper Boi On Deploying BNPL To Help Customers Flexibly Meet Their Gender-Neutral Clothing Needs
July 23, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Just as the gender-neutral clothing brand tailors its designs to meet customers' unique sense of style, so too does it need to offer flexibility in...

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Today In Payments: Paytm Aiming For $2.2B IPO; Square Eyes Open Developer Platform For Crypto 
Today In Payments: Paytm Aiming For $2.2B IPO; Square Eyes Open Developer Platform For Crypto 
July 16, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Paytm could raise $2.2 billion in its initial public offering (IPO), and Square is working on a new decentralized finance (DeFi) developer platform. Plus, QuickBooks launched a...

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Deep Dive: Why Paper Checks Still Factor Into B2B Firms’ Payment Optimization Plans
Deep Dive: Why Paper Checks Still Factor Into B2B Firms’ Payment Optimization Plans
June 24, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Companies worldwide have been moving toward B2B payments digitization for decades, with many anticipating significant changes to how businesses operate as well as an increased...

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SMB Hiring Headaches Crimp Confidence, Offset Gains From Tech And Digitization
SMB Hiring Headaches Crimp Confidence, Offset Gains From Tech And Digitization
June 09, 2021  |  SMBs

The hassle of hiring new workers has stalled a year-long advance in small business confidence, new data shows, casting a cloud of doubt over one...

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The Optimistic State Of Main Street On The Road To Recovery
The Optimistic State Of Main Street On The Road To Recovery
June 01, 2021  |  SMBs

America’s small- and medium-sized businesses, particularly the mom-and-pop shops lining main streets and town centers, have shouldered through a very challenging 15 months of COVID-era...

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