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Motus On Mapping Mileage Reimbursement

PYMNTS

The mileage rate increase should spur businesses to consider how they reimburse the drivers who are part of everyday business operations, especially in the age of the mobile (literally) worker. For where there are reimbursement considerations, compliance issues are close at hand. Compliance Concerns. Beginning Jan.

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Figure CEO: Figure Pay, National Bank Charter Will Boost Financial Inclusion

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While many digital-first companies springboard from payments into lending, Figure Technologies , a FinTech focused on home improvement, debt consolidation and retirement products that leverage blockchain protocols, is branching out from lending into payments. Blockchain and a bank charter might do much to boost financial inclusion.

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Using digital lending helps to reach small businesses

Independent Banker

“The necessities of a digital-first approach were greatly magnified during the pandemic, with many banks having to close branches and rapidly adopt new digital technology to address the needs of the PPP [Paycheck Protection Plan] loan. William Atkinson is a writer in Illinois. Rolling out digital lending.

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How Can Real-Time Decisions Improve the Customer Experience?

PYMNTS

Not only do real-time analytics improve the customer experience, but they also provide more consistent and compliant operations — just in time as the regulatory requirements of many services and industries are increasing. Joe received a BA in Economics from Lewis University and an MA in Economics from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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Microsoft Looks To Power First Bank In Nigeria

PYMNTS

The companies signed a memorandum of understanding that will bring Microsoft business services to firms in the country, with the goal of boosting the embracing of technology in general among First Bank’s small business clients. Remittances done through newer technology conduits, such as blockchain, are gaining traction in Asia.

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As The Online Tax Man Cometh, Will Smaller Retailers Embrace Marketplaces?

PYMNTS

For example, in Illinois the thresholds are at least $100,000 in taxable sales or 200 or more separate sales into the state. For the retailers, he said, there’s been heightened awareness — and even a bit of anxiety — about tax compliance and how to go about entering new states and jurisdictions. The Role of Technology.

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13 Orgs And Corporate Giants Testing Out Blockchains And Distributed Ledgers

CB Insights

What is blockchain technology? UPS, FedEx, BNSF Railway (owned by Berkshire Hathaway), and Schneider Trucking are just a few of the 200+ big names in an alliance exploring blockchain technologies in freight transport. It also employs 100,000 people and has a complicated web of suppliers and business operations.