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Banks Raise Concerns Over CFPB Small Biz Loan Data Collection
Banks Raise Concerns Over CFPB Small Biz Loan Data Collection
September 18, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is preparing to collect data on how lenders work with women-owned, minority-owned and small businesses (SMBs), but the American Bankers...

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UK Regs Won’t Publish Report On RBS’s Small Biz Scandal
UK Regs Won’t Publish Report On RBS’s Small Biz Scandal
September 18, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will not publish a report on its probe into allegations against the Royal Bank of Scotland pertaining to how...

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Accountants Reveal Small Businesses’ Biggest Financial Mistakes
Accountants Reveal Small Businesses’ Biggest Financial Mistakes
September 15, 2017  |  B2B Payments

In a survey of more than 500 small and medium-sized business (SMBs) accountants and bookkeepers, business and financial software company Intuit found a few factors...

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Visa And Vantiv Debut FastAccess Funding
Visa And Vantiv Debut FastAccess Funding
September 14, 2017  |  VISA

Credit and debit card payments processing company Vantiv and Visa announced news on Thursday that they have jointly debuted FastAccess Funding, which allows merchants to...

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Google, Intuit Pair Up For SMB Cash Management
Google, Intuit Pair Up For SMB Cash Management
September 14, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Google and Intuit are pairing up to help Australian small businesses (SMBs) get a better grip on cash management. Reports Wednesday (Sept. 13) said Google...

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Employees Steal $50 Billion From SMBs Every Year
Employees Steal $50 Billion From SMBs Every Year
September 14, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Employees are stealing billions of dollars from their U.S. small business (SMB) employers every year, according to new data from Statistic Brain and reported in...

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Alibaba Launches Sales Promotion Day Geared Toward SMBs
Alibaba Launches Sales Promotion Day Geared Toward SMBs
September 14, 2017  |  Retail

Alibaba.com, the online wholesale platform owned by China-based Alibaba Group, announced Wednesday (Sept. 13) it is launching a new global “Super September” promotion on September 20th....

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PingPong Global: Serving Up China’s Sellers For Global E-Commerce Marketplaces
PingPong Global: Serving Up China’s Sellers For Global E-Commerce Marketplaces
September 13, 2017  |  eCommerce

We all know the lure of China’s consumers for retailers and merchants of all stripes and sizes operating across the globe. Gathering wallet share of...

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Brexit Hasn’t Knocked London Off Top Spot In Finance World
Brexit Hasn’t Knocked London Off Top Spot In Finance World
September 12, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Despite Brexit, London remains the most attractive destination for finance, according to a new survey from The Z/Yen global financial centers index (GFCI), news reports...

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