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Australia Budgets For SMB Cybersecurity, Five-Day Supplier Payments
Australia Budgets For SMB Cybersecurity, Five-Day Supplier Payments
December 18, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The Australian government has announced plans to set aside millions of dollars to support small business (SMB) cybersecurity, digitization efforts and accelerated supplier payment times,...

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For Charter Schools, A Workforce Spend Tutorial
For Charter Schools, A Workforce Spend Tutorial
December 18, 2018  |  Spend Management

Public charter schools operate independently from traditional public schools — but with this autonomy, says Marco Rafanelli of BuyQ, comes less purchasing power and greater...

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Secondary Ticket Disbursements’ $35B Risk
Secondary Ticket Disbursements’ $35B Risk
December 18, 2018  |  Disbursements

Whether it’s gig workers waiting for compensation or ticket sellers waiting on their payments, everyone wants to be paid quickly. That can often be easier...

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How Open Banking Opens Doors For Alternative SMB Lenders
How Open Banking Opens Doors For Alternative SMB Lenders
December 17, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Use of alternative finance (AltFin) sources among small business (SMB) owners is on the rise, but still has a long way to go before it...

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UK Late Pay Epidemic Looms Over Xmas Season
UK Late Pay Epidemic Looms Over Xmas Season
December 17, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. seems to be the epicenter of the late payments epidemic, and new stats bear out the cost to the tune of billions of...

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Gusto CEO: Why Bimonthly Payroll Is Stuck In The Dot-Matrix Era
Gusto CEO: Why Bimonthly Payroll Is Stuck In The Dot-Matrix Era
December 17, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

The typewriter had a good run. It ruled the roost as far as corporate word processing went for well over 100 years before the computer-based...

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New York Ramps Up Fight Against Predatory SMB Lending
New York Ramps Up Fight Against Predatory SMB Lending
December 14, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Just days after New York Attorney General (AG) Barbara Underwood announced an investigation into possible misconduct among merchant cash-advance (MCA) firms against small business (SMB)...

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Right Networks Eyes SMB App Connectivity With Propelware Acquisition
Right Networks Eyes SMB App Connectivity With Propelware Acquisition
December 12, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Small business (SMB) cloud accounting firm Right Networks has announced the acquisition of Propelware in an effort to connect its accounting technology to other areas...

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ShopKeep Closes $65M Growth Round
ShopKeep Closes $65M Growth Round
December 11, 2018  |  Investments

ShopKeep, a tablet-to-cloud and point-of-sale (POS) payment platform for retailers and restaurants, has closed a $65 million round of equity and debt financing, according to...

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