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Can Stimulus Funds Battle Back The Main Street Cash Crunch?
Can Stimulus Funds Battle Back The Main Street Cash Crunch?
April 02, 2020  |  Economy

By the numbers the news is not bright this week — pretty much no matter where one looks as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Unemployment filings have...

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Today In Payments: Uber Eats Moves Into On-Demand Grocery Delivery; Banks Will Benefit From SMB $350B COVID-19 Bailout
Today In Payments: Uber Eats Moves Into On-Demand Grocery Delivery; Banks Will Benefit From SMB...
April 01, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news, Uber is moving into grocery delivery as restaurant orders decline due to the coronavirus pandemic, and banks stand to make...

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Mnuchin Will Lobby For More SMB Money When First $350B Is Gone
Mnuchin Will Lobby For More SMB Money When First $350B Is Gone
April 01, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said if the $350 billion in loan funds for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) runs dry, he will go back to...

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New Stimulus Package Doesn’t Look Promising For Retail
New Stimulus Package Doesn’t Look Promising For Retail
March 31, 2020  |  Retail

Non-essential retail needs help from the federal government and it doesn’t look like its coming. That’s the prevailing sentiment as all signs point to the...

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When Will COVID-19 End, And Will SMBs Survive?
When Will COVID-19 End, And Will SMBs Survive?
March 30, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Two weeks into social distancing — and unfortunately it is not possible as of yet to say the end is near. As of this weekend, President...

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Wednesday Lease Deadline Looms For Retail
Wednesday Lease Deadline Looms For Retail
March 30, 2020  |  Retail

There’s $454 billion earmarked for retailers in the vast series of COVID-19 relief legislation passed last week. But none of it will arrive in time...

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The Week In Payments: Fighting COVID-19 With Relief, Infrastructure And Better Disbursements 
The Week In Payments: Fighting COVID-19 With Relief, Infrastructure And Better Disbursements 
March 27, 2020  |  News

The news over the past week, as COVID-19 pandemic unfolds as both a public health and economic crisis in the U.S., has brought new meaning...

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Getting Stimulus Funds To Those Who Need Them — Without The Paper Check
Getting Stimulus Funds To Those Who Need Them — Without The Paper Check
March 26, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The stimulus bill designed to combat the economic ravages of COVID-19 is massive. Getting that aid into the hands of affected families — wracked by...

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IRS Could Take Months To Send Out Stimulus Checks
IRS Could Take Months To Send Out Stimulus Checks
March 26, 2020  |  Coronavirus

As the U.S. reels from the coronavirus pandemic and people await relief checks from the government, former IRS officials say it could be months before...

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