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Thryv Taps Amazon’s Alexa For SMB Discovery
Thryv Taps Amazon’s Alexa For SMB Discovery
August 22, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Small business management software provider Thryv is using Amazon‘s Alexa to help more small businesses get discovered. A press release issued Tuesday (Aug. 21) said...

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Amazon ‘Pay By Invoice’ Rankles Sellers
Amazon ‘Pay By Invoice’ Rankles Sellers
August 22, 2018  |  Amazon

Earlier this month, Amazon officially launched its Pay by Invoice feature — and many small sellers aren’t happy about it. Pay by Invoice officially went into...

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IT Teams Struggle To Make Right Tech Hires
IT Teams Struggle To Make Right Tech Hires
August 20, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Automation, bots, blockchain — the deluge of technologies flooding the enterprise today can be overwhelming. This week’s B2B Data Digest takes the pulse of companies’...

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Zelle Eyeing Expansion Into Small Business Payments
Zelle Eyeing Expansion Into Small Business Payments
August 16, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Zelle, the digital payment app that enables consumers to send money to friends and family, is gearing up to expand its offering to enable customers...

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Labor Woes Haven’t Derailed Entrepreneurs’ Optimism
Labor Woes Haven’t Derailed Entrepreneurs’ Optimism
August 13, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The talk on Main Street these days is all about record-high levels of optimism among small business (SMB) owners. However, with entrepreneurs more confident about...

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Visa, Mastercard Cut Canadian Interchange Fees
Visa, Mastercard Cut Canadian Interchange Fees
August 10, 2018  |  International

Visa and Mastercard have agreed to cut Canadian credit card transaction fees, which could save smaller businesses (SMBs) C$250 million ($192 million) a year. The...

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Teamleader Closes $22M In Series C
Teamleader Closes $22M In Series C
August 06, 2018  |  Investments

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform Teamleader has closed $22 million in Series C funding, led by Keen Venture Partners, with participation from PMV and current investors Fortino...

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The C-Suite Sounds Off On Cyberthreats, Financial Goals
The C-Suite Sounds Off On Cyberthreats, Financial Goals
August 06, 2018  |  B2B Payments

From chief procurement officers to chief executive officers, the C-Suite is vocal about what it expects for its businesses, and for the economy at large....

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