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Market Snapshot Shows Merchant EMV Chip Use On The Rise
Market Snapshot Shows Merchant EMV Chip Use On The Rise
October 13, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

The U.S. Payments Forum has released its fall 2017 market snapshot, showing that merchant EMV chip enablement is on the rise. At its member meeting...

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Traditional Lenders Strengthened September SMB Lending Activity
Traditional Lenders Strengthened September SMB Lending Activity
October 12, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Just days after the Federal Reserve released a report highlighting the changing role of small business loans at community banks, the latest Biz2Credit Small Business...

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SMBs Account For One-Third Of Global Employment
SMBs Account For One-Third Of Global Employment
October 11, 2017  |  B2B Payments

It’s a phrase said so often that it’s almost become a cliche for nations around the world: Small businesses are the backbone of their economies. Indeed,...

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A Global Approach To Local B2B Payments Digitization
A Global Approach To Local B2B Payments Digitization
October 10, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Digitization of B2B payments is on the rise, but the trend is challenged by discrepancies across geographic markets, according to the latest World Payments Report...

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RBI Study Warns Banks Of Ad Hoc Tactics To Inflate Lending Rates
RBI Study Warns Banks Of Ad Hoc Tactics To Inflate Lending Rates
October 10, 2017  |  B2B Payments

A report out by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) warns banks across the country that their “ad hoc” processes to inflate lending rates or...

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Despite Natural Disasters And Late Payments, SMBs Remain Encouraged
Despite Natural Disasters And Late Payments, SMBs Remain Encouraged
October 09, 2017  |  B2B Payments

A hurricane-sized hiccup in U.S. small business hiring, a generational gap in SMB optimism and a slew of stubborn U.K. small firms: These are a...

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Aussie SMB Ombudsman Suggests Government-Backed Business Bank
Aussie SMB Ombudsman Suggests Government-Backed Business Bank
October 03, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Australia’s Small Business Ombudsman Kate Carnell wants the country to establish a government-backed bank to support small businesses (SMBs), news reports said on Monday (Oct....

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Accountants May Be Bucking The Innovation-Averse Trend
Accountants May Be Bucking The Innovation-Averse Trend
September 28, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The future of the corporate accountant is in flux. FinTechs are developing ways to automate accounting tasks, forcing human accountants to provide more strategic, value-added...

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Amazon Business Lands in India
Amazon Business Lands in India
September 28, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Just months after Amazon announced Amazon Business, its B2B service, reached more than 1 million customers, the company has now launched the service in India. Reports...

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