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Shipping Delays and Higher Rates Get Small Businesses Jammed Up

July 12 2021

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• Small and Medium Business

“Long waits for merchandise deliveries and crippling costs are hobbling the efforts of small and midsize businesses across the U.S. to benefit from the economic recovery after a difficult year. With retail giants like Walmart Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. rushing to restock to meet booming demand from U.S. consumers, smaller competitors are battling over dwindling […]

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JPMorgan Debuts Payments Service Targeting Small Businesses

October 15 2021

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• Small and Medium Business

“JPMorgan Chase serves more than 4 million small businesses and in 2020 processed more than 27 billion transactions with a value of $1.4 trillion — but these days, that’s simply not enough. When the actual payment is commoditized, merchants care less about how big their provider is and more about what it can do. By […]

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Smaller Is Bigger for Payments Giants

July 2 2021

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• Small and Medium Business

“Digital payments players are going to be competing hard for small businesses as they emerge from the hardships of the pandemic with new ways of selling. It just isn’t clear what game they will be playing. On Wednesday, PayPal Holdings said it was bringing its Zettle product to the U.S. It will offer point-of-sale hardware […]

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American Express Puts Kabbage Acquisition to Work With Card Company’s First Checking Account

June 14 2021

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• Small and Medium Business

“American Express , best known for its array of personal and corporate cards , is making a push into territory held by banks and a growing list of fintech players. The card company is launching its first checking account for small businesses by leaning on technology acquired last year in the acquisition of online lender […]

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Intuit Introduces Money by QuickBooks, Mobile Banking Designed for Small Businesses

October 19 2021

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• Digital banking
• Small and Medium Business

“Intuit (Nasdaq: INTU) today announced Money by QuickBooks , the latest addition to a comprehensive and ever-expanding suite of QuickBooks offerings that power small businesses with the ability to get paid and manage their cash flow. The Money by QuickBooks mobile app available for free on iOS and Android is designed to give entrepreneurs, freelancers and sole […]

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Credit Karma Expands Credit Karma Money™ to Small Business Employees Through Intuit QuickBooks Integration

August 19 2021

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• Small and Medium Business

“Consumers pay more than $30 billion in banking fees each year. Through this integration, Credit Karma and QuickBooks hope to keep more money in the pockets of hard working small business employees, giving them the option to deposit their paycheck into a Credit Karma Money Spend account2. Now, employees paid through QuickBooks Payroll can seamlessly […]

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U.S. Bank to Acquire Small Business Payments Software Company, Bento Technologies

August 12 2021

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• Small and Medium Business

“U.S. Bank has entered into an agreement to acquire Bento Technologies, known as Bento for Business, a fintech company based in Chicago and San Francisco that provides payment and expense management services to small and mid-size businesses. The innovative Bento platform offers businesses simple and easy-to-use tools to better manage card-based payments and other expenses […]

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ZenBusiness Democratizes Small Business Finance With New All-Inclusive Payments App ZenBusiness Money

August 10 2021

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• Small and Medium Business

“ZenBusiness , a one-stop business management platform with the mission to make starting, running, and growing a successful business simple and accessible, today introduced ZenBusiness Money, an all-inclusive payments and invoicing app that simplifies merchant services so entrepreneurs can focus on what matters most – running a successful business. ZenBusiness Money allows users to send […]

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Klarna Announces First Recipients of the Small Business Impact Initiative Grants

July 16 2021

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• Small and Medium Business

“Klarna , a leading global retail bank, payments and shopping service, today announced the first group to receive grants from the recently-launched Klarna Small Business Impact Initiative to help SMBs recover from a loss of business due to the pandemic. Recipients will be awarded a portion of $4.5 million in Klarna services, including one year of fee-free […]

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Deluxe Announces Collaboration With Microsoft to Provide HR, Payroll, Accounting Tools for Small Businesses

June 29 2021

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• Small and Medium Business

“Today, Deluxe (NYSE: DLX), a Trusted Payments and Business Technology™ company, announced a collaboration with Microsoft to bring the Deluxe small business human resources (HR) and payroll solutions to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. The collaboration brings together two trusted companies, Microsoft and Deluxe, to further accelerate financial and accounting solutions for small businesses. A […]