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SMBs

Small and Medium businesses are privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships which have fewer employees and/or less annual revenue than a regular-sized business or corporation.

Marqeta Teams With Found to Streamline Expense Management
Marqeta Teams With Found to Streamline Expense Management
September 26, 2024  |  SMBs

Card issuer Marqeta has launched a partnership with small business banking platform Found. The collaboration, announced in a news release Thursday (Sept. 26), offers small-...

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Small Businesses Divided on How to Proceed After Rate Cuts
Small Businesses Divided on How to Proceed After Rate Cuts
September 26, 2024  |  SMBs

Last week, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a percentage point. Now, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Sept. 26), small business owners aren’t sure how to proceed....

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How AI, Personalization and Instant Engagement Are Transforming B2B Marketing
How AI, Personalization and Instant Engagement Are Transforming B2B Marketing
September 26, 2024  |  B2B Payments

When technology advances, everything changes. And that couldn’t be truer across the B2B landscape — particularly when it comes to marketing. In today’s business-to-business landscape,...

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PayPal Launches in China; Will Support Cross-Border Payments
PayPal Launches in China; Will Support Cross-Border Payments
September 26, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

PayPal launched its PayPal Complete Payments platform in China, saying the solution will streamline payment and receivables processes for businesses of all sizes and support...

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FCA Wary of AI in Insurance; Harmonic Aims for Mathematical Breakthrough
FCA Wary of AI in Insurance; Harmonic Aims for Mathematical Breakthrough
September 26, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is transforming the financial sector, with regulators highlighting potential “uninsurable” risks while innovative applications emerge in small business money management and mathematical problem-solving....

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Consumers and Smaller Businesses Form an Untapped Embedded Lending Market in Germany
Consumers and Smaller Businesses Form an Untapped Embedded Lending Market in Germany
September 26, 2024  |  SMBs

Embedded lending is growing in popularity around the world. It promises convenient, streamlined access to financing for specific expenses from within merchant, business and other...

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BILL Debuts Cross-Border Instant Payments for Small Businesses
BILL Debuts Cross-Border Instant Payments for Small Businesses
September 25, 2024  |  SMBs

BILL has introduced new payment offerings for small businesses and accountants. The new capabilities, announced by the financial platform Wednesday (Sept. 25), include Local Transfer...

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Mastercard and KaiOS Partner on Payment Acceptance in Emerging Markets
Mastercard and KaiOS Partner on Payment Acceptance in Emerging Markets
September 25, 2024  |  Partnerships

Mastercard and KaiOS have partnered to offer affordable payment acceptance devices to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in emerging markets. The companies will begin offering the...

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Klarna Teams With Xero on BNPL for Small and Microbusinesses
Klarna Teams With Xero on BNPL for Small and Microbusinesses
September 25, 2024  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Klarna and Xero partnered to enable the users of Xero’s small business platform to offer their customers a buy now, pay later (BNPL) option. With...

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