Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters Highlight Insurers’ Need For Faster Payments
Natural Disasters Highlight Insurers’ Need For Faster Payments
September 06, 2023  |  Disbursements

Real-time payment ability may take on new importance amid a growing need for instant disbursments.  Property insurance has made many headlines in the past few...

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SBA Shuts Door On SMB Disaster Loans
SBA Shuts Door On SMB Disaster Loans
May 07, 2020  |  Loans

Without any public notice, a federal business disaster loan program has been capped at $150,000 and limited to farmers and agriculture businesses, according to The...

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The Quick And Quiet Evolution Of Insurance Toward Instant Payments 
The Quick And Quiet Evolution Of Insurance Toward Instant Payments 
September 09, 2019  |  Faster Payments

Hurricane Dorian may be officially over, but for those in the Southeastern United States and the Bahamas, the rebuild is just getting started. According to the...

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Why Visa Took On Natural Disasters With Its SMB Week Hackathon
Why Visa Took On Natural Disasters With Its SMB Week Hackathon
May 09, 2019  |  VISA

There are approximately 30.2 million small companies open for business in the U.S. today, employing around 58 million American workers, according to the Small Business Administration...

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Visa Launches Program To Help SMBs Post-Natural Disaster
Visa Launches Program To Help SMBs Post-Natural Disaster
September 07, 2018  |  VISA

Visa announced the launch of The Visa Back to Business Project, which allows U.S. consumers to support small businesses (SMBs) affected by federally declared natural disasters....

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The Fed Used Swipe Data To Assess Economic Impact Of Storms
The Fed Used Swipe Data To Assess Economic Impact Of Storms
August 10, 2018  |  Economy

To determine the economic impact of the big storms that hit the U.S. in 2017, the Federal Reserve turned to First Data Corp.’s swipe information...

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