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Challenger Banks Penta, Arro Debut Small Business Accounts
Challenger Banks Penta, Arro Debut Small Business Accounts
December 13, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Two challenger banks in the European Union — U.K.-based Arro and Germany-based Penta — both announced Tuesday (Dec. 12) that their small- and medium-sized business (SMB)...

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Accountants Begin To Heed Advice For Added Advisory Services
Accountants Begin To Heed Advice For Added Advisory Services
December 11, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Accounting software that boosts automation isn’t taking jobs away from human accountants. But it is altering the profession, with more small businesses seeking advisory services...

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Small Businesses Drive 43 Percent Growth In UK Alternative Finance
Small Businesses Drive 43 Percent Growth In UK Alternative Finance
December 11, 2017  |  B2B Payments

New data from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) found the U.K.’s alternative finance market grew by 43 percent in 2016, and researchers are...

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GDPR Non-Compliance Fines Could Jeopardize UK SMBs
GDPR Non-Compliance Fines Could Jeopardize UK SMBs
December 08, 2017  |  B2B Payments

New research suggests the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) could threaten small businesses in the U.K. if they find themselves out of compliance with...

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In Global B2B Payments, Both Banks And FinTechs Face Regulatory Headwinds
In Global B2B Payments, Both Banks And FinTechs Face Regulatory Headwinds
December 04, 2017  |  B2B Payments

FinTech innovators are finally paying attention to the B2B sphere, and much of that focus has landed on the cross-border payments space — a notoriously clunky,...

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Google Gets Into eInvoicing
Google Gets Into eInvoicing
December 01, 2017  |  Google

Invoicing for small businesses (SMBs) just got easier: Gmail now supports integrated eInvoicing using Intuit tools. In addition, the Google Calendar mobile app now integrates...

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Accelerating Financial Reporting, From Monthly Reports To Real-Time Analytics
Accelerating Financial Reporting, From Monthly Reports To Real-Time Analytics
November 28, 2017  |  B2B Payments

In today’s fast-paced business environment, the mad dash at the end of every month to close the books is hardly beneficial to today’s entrepreneur –...

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How Small Online Sellers’ Global Ambitions Complicate Cash Flow
How Small Online Sellers’ Global Ambitions Complicate Cash Flow
November 27, 2017  |  B2B Payments

In many ways, eCommerce has democratized the market for small sellers, a group that can now easily reach a global base of potential customers. But...

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Cards, Bank Loans And AltFin Easing SMBs’ Search For Financing
Cards, Bank Loans And AltFin Easing SMBs’ Search For Financing
November 27, 2017  |  B2B Payments

With another Small Business Saturday in the books, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are still kept on their toes by the yearly spike in sales...

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