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Five At Five: The Growing Power Of Loyalty
Five At Five: The Growing Power Of Loyalty
August 27, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the increasing importance of loyalty programs to...

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Amid UK Payment Woes, Firms Face Fraud Risk
Amid UK Payment Woes, Firms Face Fraud Risk
June 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

England gets its fair share of late payments coverage, with recent headlines tied to the fallout from Carillion’s collapse. The fact remains that some progress...

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UK’s Newest Challenger Bank, BFC, Targets X-Border SMB Services
UK’s Newest Challenger Bank, BFC, Targets X-Border SMB Services
March 15, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. has another challenger bank in operation. BFC Bank has launched in the market to provide cross-border payments and account services for small businesses...

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Higher Costs Loom For SMBs Post-Brexit
Higher Costs Loom For SMBs Post-Brexit
September 05, 2017  |  International

In Europe, Brexit may be setting up to have an outsized effect on small and mid-sized firms, hitting them in the form of higher costs...

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RBS To Allocate $1 Billion To Help SMEs Switch To FinTechs
RBS To Allocate $1 Billion To Help SMEs Switch To FinTechs
July 28, 2017  |  B2B Payments

RBS, one of the U.K.’s top banks, is required allocate to more than $1 billion to help small businesses switch to its competitors. Reports Thursday...

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Lawmaker Queries Alt-Lenders With Concerns Over ‘Trapped’ Small Biz Borrowers
Lawmaker Queries Alt-Lenders With Concerns Over ‘Trapped’ Small Biz Borrowers
July 28, 2017  |  B2B Payments

One U.S. lawmaker has begun to inquire about SMB alternative lending practices, according to JD Supra news reports. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.) has reportedly sent letters...

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Big Banks Sizzle, Chipotle Fizzles And Samsung Snags Some Sizzle Earnings
Big Banks Sizzle, Chipotle Fizzles And Samsung Snags Some Sizzle Earnings
July 28, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Sizzle: PayPal: Two hundred and ten million of anything is a big number. But especially so when it comes in the form of active user accounts,...

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Indonesian FinTech Launches App For Individual SME Investors
Indonesian FinTech Launches App For Individual SME Investors
July 24, 2017  |  B2B Payments

An Indonesia-based alternative lender is turning to the mobile device to attract small business investors. Reports Friday (July 21) said Mitrausahua Indonesia Group, which operates...

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Some U.K. SMEs Say Payment Terms Are Getting Worse
Some U.K. SMEs Say Payment Terms Are Getting Worse
July 12, 2017  |  B2B Payments

U.K. regulators may be working to improve payment terms and times to small suppliers, but new data from Crossflow Payments suggests terms have actually gotten...

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