Bank Innovation

MARCH 19, 2019

Most virtual assistants are reactive, but Capital One is training its virtual assistant, Eno, to be proactive, according to Ken Dodelin, VP of conversational AI products at the bank. Most [virtual assistants] are chasing reactive customer questions,” Dodelin told Bank Innovation. “We

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2017

Funding Options pointed to late B2B payments in particular as a key factor behind why small businesses are struggling to pay their taxes. That means SMEs are facing late payment penalties from HMRC, the U.K. tax body, reports noted, and also face the threat of tax collectors.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

Payment collections software company Ontario Systems has acquired SwervePay to help bolster its electronic payment capabilities, according to a press release. Ontario Systems aims to sell RevQ+ software on the market, which works with managing the collection of fees for court-ordered debt payment, income taxes and property tax.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to exclude some small businesses (SMBs) from being treated as tax shelters. The letter went on to explain that an SMB that meets the definition of a syndicate would instead be treated as a tax shelter. the letter stated, according to Accounting Today.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

And scammers in Australia are trading iTunes vouchers for bitcoin as their payment of choice, TheNextWeb reported. That is, the bitcoin automated teller machine (ATM) payments have become more common than iTunes vouchers in reports of scam payments to the Australian Taxation Office. million at the time.)

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2018

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) submitted recommendations to policymakers this week, urging clarity and simplification in how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act impacts small business (SMBs) accounting rules. The letter outlined eight recommendations for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

In other news, South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is going to court to fight an almost $69 million tax bill from the National Tax Service (NTS), according to a report Thursday (Jan. The tax is called a retention tax, which is an income tax paid to the government by the income payer and not its recipient.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

tax reform led to much chatter and some confusion about exactly how changes would impact the nation’s small businesses (SMBs). Department of Treasury finalized rules that apply to SMBs on qualifying for a 20 percent tax deduction, with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) applauding the initiative. percent rate.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2018

While Americans rush to file their taxes this Tax Day, some computer systems at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are “experiencing technical difficulties.” As a result, the agency said it is having trouble taking in returns from tax preparers, The Wall Street Journal reported. This year, Tax Day falls on a Tuesday (April 17).

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In today’s top payments news around the world, Grab said it has closed on a loan facility, while Getir announced on social media that it has come to London. German Finance Minister Says OECD Digital Tax Deal Likely By Summer. OECD member states have until this summer to come to a consensus on a tax. London, we’ve arrived!

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

this year, driven largely by tax reform. The IBBA, along with M&A Source and the Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project, announced their research on Monday (Feb. With the corporate tax rate dropping to 21 percent and the repatriation of overseas capital, companies will have more capital to allocate to acquisitions.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

Corporate foreign exchange brokerage GPS Capital Markets is reportedly up for sale, unnamed sources told PE Hub. GPS Capital Markets, founded by Al Manbeian and Ryan Gibbon, posts between $20 million and $30 million earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), one source told the publication.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2017

Earlier this year, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration reported that there was a reduction in the number of fraudulent tax returns identified between 2013 and 2015. What’s Next In Tax Fraud. As of February, the number of mentions in 2017 so far was already over 40 percent of the 2016 total. But that’s not all.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2018

tax reform on their organizations. Forty-two percent of professionals surveyed said they believe tax reform will lead to significant economic benefits for their organizations, TD Bank said. as a result of tax reform. A new survey from TD Bank suggests corporate treasurers have mixed outlooks on the impact of U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2019

small business lender and commercial card company Capital on Tap is collaborating with accounting software company Receipt Bank to launch the Receipt Bank Card, a commercial card solution for small businesses, according to a press release Monday (July 8).

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

s tax authority has released cryptocurrency tax guidance for businesses, revealing that crypto assets will still be defined as commodities. That means that companies that participate in trading exchange tokens must make tax payments.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

have resulted in a delay for legislation that is now in draft form, which would include a provision to tax larger tech firms that derive sales from the region. The bill has proposed a 2 percent tax on revenues for firms as diverse as Facebook and Amazon. Looking At First-Time Payments. Separately, but also in the U.K.,

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 31, 2016

Maybe tax season has mobile users worrying about their credit history, or contemplating borrowing some cash? Tax worries seem to already be a thing of the past. Last week Credit Karma passed Chase Mobile to slip into first place on both Android and iOS platforms.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

An entrepreneur who opens a coffee shop or launches a FinTech startup isn’t in business to crunch numbers and file taxes. Yet, the burden of financial management, from tedious data entry to compliance challenges, is a nonnegotiable part of starting a small business (SMB). “In retrospect, it was a big mistake.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

It’s the end of a short holiday workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have a deep dive into spend management in addition to news involving the Sprint and T-Mobile merger, as well as data on state tax laws. . Trackers and Reports.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Stablecoins like Facebook’s Libra could hamper the international development of China’s yuan, leading to fluctuating asset prices and weakened impacts of capital controls, said the People’s Bank of China. Payments Flash-Forward: Why December 2020 Will Be One to Remember. Analyst: Apple Will See 25 Pct Jump in Stock Price Due to 5G.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

A summer lull in B2B venture capital appears to have given way to an impressive start to the fall season. This week, two massive deals landed with B2B payments innovators at Fundbox and Tipalti, but they were far from the only players to have secured new funding. Investors at Ice Angles and AngelHQ provided new funding for the company.

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CB Insights

MARCH 4, 2022

Anrok , a SaaS sales tax solution, has raised $20M in a Series A. The round drew participation from Index Ventures and Sequoia Capital. California-based Anrok unifies sales tax monitoring, calculation, and payments processes across the enterprise financial stack. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING? Want the full post?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Alfa-Bank and Novolipetsk Steel Company (NLMK), along with Commerzbank, Germany, and Vesuvius GmbH, Germany, have launched a pilot project of cross-border payments via Marco Polo. with a flexible access to working capital financing instruments to the parties,” added Anna Sokolova, NLMK director for treasury.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2018

Tax reform played a key role for several corporate successes in the first quarter of 2018. “The optimism generated from corporate tax reform seems to have done little to persuade organizations to spend their cash during the early months of 2018,” Kaitz said in a statement.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

billion in costs and reallocates capital away from underperforming units. The top-10 global bank reported Tuesday that in 2019, net profit fell 53% to $6 billion, while pre-tax profits fell 33% to $13.3 […]. HSBC, a global bank with $2.7 trillion in assets, is blazing a new path for its U.S. business as it cuts $4.5

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2018

And lest you think changes in tax policy sow confusion only in the United States, think again. Bitcoin breeched a key psychological barrier on news that the South Korean government would tax income earned by virtual currency exchanges to the tune of 24.2 This past week saw a wild ride. For someone in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Speeding payments along a supply chain has the benefit of helping the smallest firms – the most vulnerable links – thrive via steadier cash flow and easier day-to-day planning. The funding shortfall is significant, he said, in terms of unmet need for capital measured in dollars – to the tune of $1.5

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

With nearly $90 million in new funding landing at B2B FinTechs this week, investors showed off a diverse range of focuses, from procure-to-pay to small business payments. Osome connects small and medium-sized businesses to a digital business assistant app to automate accounting, payroll and tax compliance workflows. and Hong Kong.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

Helium 10 has launched its new Alta program, which will let Amazon sellers access “robust digital wallet, rapid approval credit lines, daily advances on Amazon payments, international direct payment and tax management,” according to a press release. ” .

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MyBankTracker

AUGUST 12, 2020

Personal Capital is an online wealth management concept that started in 2009. Today, Personal Capital offers two sets of tools depending on whether you pay for their services or not. Personal Capital provides a paid wealth management service for those with $100,000 or more in investable assets. This is done securely.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2019

Gobal investment firm KKR is acquiring a majority in German payments group Heidelpay for more than 600 million euros ($668 million), according to the Financial Times. AnaCap had the upper hand against rival Nordic Capital and EQT from Sweden. AnaCap had the upper hand against rival Nordic Capital and EQT from Sweden.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2020

The Egyptian government is investigating the possibility of a feasible transition to a limited, new cash payment system that would replace the ration cards on which tens of millions of the country’s neediest residents currently rely for basic human needs, according to Bloomberg.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

Digital payments startup QFPay , the largest global partner of WeChat Pay and Alipay, raised $20 million in new funding led by returning investors Sequoia Capital China and Matrix Partners, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Aug. Data shows that Chinese consumers actually prefer using mobile payment and cashless transactions.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

Asset manager Brookfield, which owns stakes in numerous malls, is demanding retailers pay back rent even as the Toronto-based investment group has missed mortgage payments, the Financial Times reported Sunday (June 21). The tenants, who requested anonymity, said they have asked for until next year to come up with the payments.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Xoom is now offering clients in the U.S., Plus, HM Treasury is seeking input on the challenges that the sharing economy brings for value-added tax (VAT). Plus, HM Treasury is seeking input on the challenges that the sharing economy brings for value-added tax (VAT). Canada, U.K.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

Visa ’s fiscal first-quarter results showed an acceleration of cross-border volumes, while contactless payments continued to gain ground in the U.S. The company said that payments volume was up 8 percent year over year to $2.3 The company said that payments volume was up 8 percent year over year to $2.3 and beyond.

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