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Tech Brings Cash Forecasting Power To Small Biz
Tech Brings Cash Forecasting Power To Small Biz
October 19, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Cash flow forecasting technology was once only for the massive enterprise, with resources aplenty to invest in such tools and the internal expertise to understand...

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Inside The Retail eGift Card Fail
Inside The Retail eGift Card Fail
October 18, 2016  |  Retail

What can be easier than giving a gift card online? How about getting consumers to buy them in the first place. In the latest PYMNTS...

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SMEs Forced To Live With New Normal Of Cyberattacks
SMEs Forced To Live With New Normal Of Cyberattacks
October 18, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The price tag attached to a data breach on a small business has increased this year, according to new analysis from IBM and Ponemon Institute....

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Lending Club’s Tough Fall
Lending Club’s Tough Fall
October 18, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

Lending Club has had a tough year. In early May, news broke that Lending Club had played fast and loose with its documents and disclosures,...

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Why Starting Off Small Can Keep Businesses From Growing
Why Starting Off Small Can Keep Businesses From Growing
October 17, 2016  |  SMBs

For most merchants, particularly SMBs, growth aspirations are top of mind. But with that growth can come unique challenges and unexpected constraints. Marc Castrechini, VP...

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Long And Winding (Court) Road For CFPB Case
Long And Winding (Court) Road For CFPB Case
October 17, 2016  |  CFPB

Last week’s ruling by the D.C. Circuit that the CFPB’s structure is unconstitutional sets the stage for a hearing by the Supremes. At least, that’s...

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Truth Less Strange Than Fiction Edition: Coupa, Amex/SMBs And IoT Cybercrime
Truth Less Strange Than Fiction Edition: Coupa, Amex/SMBs And IoT Cybercrime
October 17, 2016  |  Data Dive

Most people know the expression “truth is stranger than fiction,” though a smaller number know that it comes via American quote factory Mark Twain. An...

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