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Corporate Finance’s Interest In AI Doesn’t Lead To Adoption: Oracle
Corporate Finance’s Interest In AI Doesn’t Lead To Adoption: Oracle
January 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Last year was the year of artificial intelligence (AI), declared Brighterion CEO Dr. Akli Adjaoute for PYMNTS’ 2018 year-end eBook. The technology is proliferating financial markets,...

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White House Finalizes Rules On SMB Tax Break
White House Finalizes Rules On SMB Tax Break
January 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has finalized rules through which businesses will be able to take advantage of a new 20 percent tax deduction....

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China’s Private Sector Struggling Amid Corporate Bond Defaults
China’s Private Sector Struggling Amid Corporate Bond Defaults
January 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Market conditions in China are poised to cause another wave of corporate bond defaults, according to recent Financial Times (FT) reports, which pointed to maturing issuance...

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Spring Labs Partners With Leading FinTech Firms On Fraud Prevention Platform
Spring Labs Partners With Leading FinTech Firms On Fraud Prevention Platform
January 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Spring Labs announced that 16 FinTech industry leaders have joined its Spring Founding Industry Partners (SFIP) program to help prevent fraud and boost ID verification capabilities. Spring...

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Alternative Finance No Longer SMBs’ Last Resort
Alternative Finance No Longer SMBs’ Last Resort
January 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Alternative finance (AltFin) has had a rocky lifespan, with controversies over high interest rates, contract agreements and the overall viability of the industry being called...

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What Do Antilock Brakes And Instant Payments Have In Common?
What Do Antilock Brakes And Instant Payments Have In Common?
January 21, 2019  |  Faster Payments

“Can we all just agree that real-time access to money isn’t going to be an option anymore?” said Ingo Money CEO Drew Edwards. That’s how Friday’s...

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Five At Five: Apple And Preventative Healthcare
Five At Five: Apple And Preventative Healthcare
January 18, 2019  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest potential use for the Apple...

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Amazon SMB Sellers Topping $1M In Sales Grow By 20 Pct In 2018
Amazon SMB Sellers Topping $1M In Sales Grow By 20 Pct In 2018
January 18, 2019  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon Stores, a program that lets Amazon sellers curate pages for their brands and products, has helped more than 50,000 small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)...

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Shutdown Halts Payments To Government Contractors
Shutdown Halts Payments To Government Contractors
January 18, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The record-breaking government shutdown is at the center of debate, largely for its impact on unpaid government workers. However, reports in Bloomberg point to another community...

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