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With a lower-than-ever-before barrier to entry, bigtechs are starting to see the financial sector as a highly-profitable way to expand their businesses and give consumers even more. In fact, there …
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Small businesses form the base of many economies around the world; however, profitably serving them has been a challenge for many financial institutions. A new ecosystem approach may be the …
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Once overlooked, customer experience is now a pillar of the business-to-business (B2B) world. A recent survey found that 90% of B2B leaders say customer experience is crucial to their companies’ …
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Despite convenience, speed and a better general experience, alternative payment methods (APMs) are relatively uncommon in the world of business-to-business (B2B) transactions due to B2B transactions having more complex workflows …
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B2B FinTech companies don’t often get the recognition of their B2C cousins; however, they play a key role in the future of financial services and deserve some acknowledgment. That being …
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Q-Lana, a U.S.-based FinTech company, was founded to develop the concept of knowledge-based lending as a way to help financial institutions overcome the challenges associated with broader MSME lending and, …
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New data from Juniper Research suggests that B2B transactions processed by pureplay digital operators are likely to reach USD 14 trillion by 2023, up from USD 6.7 trillion in 2018. …
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