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Why Better POS Is Vital To Saving SMB Retail
Why Better POS Is Vital To Saving SMB Retail
October 23, 2019  |  POS Innovation

New Orleans, home to the PYMNTS Bureau of Temperate Winter, is loved and sometimes reviled for being behind the times on many things. That can...

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Visa: She’s Next Initiative Goes Global
Visa: She’s Next Initiative Goes Global
October 22, 2019  |  VISA

In early 2019, Visa launched the “She’s Next, Empowered by Visa” initiative to boost women-owned small businesses (SMBs) around the world through shared research, experience...

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The Invisible Opportunities In Integrated Payments
The Invisible Opportunities In Integrated Payments
October 17, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Consumers may not spend much time thinking about payments, but they certainly have expectations for them. High expectations, in fact: As the 2010s are drawing...

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Visa, Intuit Launch Instant Deposit For SMBs
Visa, Intuit Launch Instant Deposit For SMBs
October 09, 2019  |  Cash

Cash flow is that thing that can keep a business owner or executive up at night — and night after night, after night. Cash flow...

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Deep Dive: How Digital ID Eases Access To Government Services In Africa And Asia
Deep Dive: How Digital ID Eases Access To Government Services In Africa And Asia
October 08, 2019  |  Authentication

The World Bank estimates that there are approximately 1.1 billion individuals worldwide without basic ID credentials — a significant obstacle when attempting to access essential...

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Tide Raises $54.3M In Funding Round
Tide Raises $54.3M In Funding Round
October 07, 2019  |  Investments

Tide, a popular business banking platform, has raised $54.3 million in a Series B funding round, the company announced in a release on Monday (Oct....

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Nav CEO: The State Of SMB Financing, A Glimpse At Its Future
Nav CEO: The State Of SMB Financing, A Glimpse At Its Future
October 07, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Among the biggest challenges small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) tackle — in good times and not so good times, economically speaking — is cash flow. As...

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Trending: How EU Regulators Are Complicating SCA Compliance
Trending: How EU Regulators Are Complicating SCA Compliance
October 07, 2019  |  Regulation

Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) is just weeks-old and already mired in controversy. Merchants in the European Union (EU) are still wondering exactly what changes the...

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