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CFPB To Review Fed’s 2009 Overdraft Rule
CFPB To Review Fed’s 2009 Overdraft Rule
May 13, 2019  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that is reviewing the Federal Reserve‘s overdraft protection rule to find out if it “should be amended or...

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In Sierra Leone, Late Payments Lay Waste To SMBs
In Sierra Leone, Late Payments Lay Waste To SMBs
May 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Sierra Leone is showing the impact of late payments, where a significant number of smaller firms have been forced to shutter operations. In the U.K.,...

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Instagram Creates @shop Account To Promote SMB Products
Instagram Creates @shop Account To Promote SMB Products
May 10, 2019  |  Mobile

Instagram announced the launch of @shop, a new account described as a “celebration of small businesses and the creators behind them.” Get the Full Story Complete...

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Why Visa Took On Natural Disasters With Its SMB Week Hackathon
Why Visa Took On Natural Disasters With Its SMB Week Hackathon
May 09, 2019  |  VISA

There are approximately 30.2 million small companies open for business in the U.S. today, employing around 58 million American workers, according to the Small Business Administration...

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Deep Dive: The Risk-Reducing Case For Push Payments
Deep Dive: The Risk-Reducing Case For Push Payments
May 06, 2019  |  Smarter Payments

The following Deep Dive explores what’s driving interest in push payments, and where the technology may smooth out and secure consumer payments, B2B supplier transactions...

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Is Real-Time Payments A Threat To Credit Cards?
Is Real-Time Payments A Threat To Credit Cards?
May 06, 2019  |  Faster Payments

Faster, faster, faster — that’s the motto driving so much of payments innovation today. Real-time payments offers promise for both small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)...

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In India, Faster Payments Deliver ‘Instant Gratification’ To Migrants
In India, Faster Payments Deliver ‘Instant Gratification’ To Migrants
May 03, 2019  |  Smarter Payments

For many Indian migrant workers, sending remittances involves the anxiety-inducing experience of giving cash to couriers or postal services and hoping for the best. In...

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B2B FinTech Bucks The VC Slump
B2B FinTech Bucks The VC Slump
May 03, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Business confidence remains relatively high, but the latest analysis from CB Insights found that venture capital (VC) investment took a turn for the worse in...

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Mastercard Launches New SMB Card Rewards
Mastercard Launches New SMB Card Rewards
May 02, 2019  |  Mastercard

The main challenge of designing a holistic solution for the small business (SMB) community is that it’s a diverse segment, making it particularly hard to...

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