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Crypto Fails To Impress For Corporate Tax Payments

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to allow businesses to pay their corporate taxes in bitcoin. During the first tax season in which crypto payments were an option for Ohio companies, only two businesses in the state actually used cryptocurrency to do so. Some industry innovators are looking to drive change, however.

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Amazon Pay’s Gauthier: No One Can Predict Retail’s Future, So Innovate Around What Won’t Change

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Should I leverage the online capabilities?’ — taxes that budget,” Gauthier said. Research can even quantify the value of trust to merchants, Gauthier said, noting Amazon research has found that across consumer demographics, security and trust tend to hold more value than either pricing or selection.

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NEW REPORT: H&R Block On Offering Smarter, Faster Tax Refunds

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In their place has risen a new system of exchanging funds that have made payments faster, more efficient, more secure and, above all, smarter. They often use APIs, include heightened security measures, are flexible and capable of finding the most appropriate payment rails, and use models that maximize the payment value.

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Deep Dive: Why State And Local Agencies In The US Still Struggle With Instant Payments

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Government disbursements can range from child support payments and annual tax returns to pension and retirement fund payouts. Payment Challenges Stall Government Innovations . All parties involved in sending or receiving disbursements must be able to easily share payment data to speed payouts to residents and ensure security.

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Why State And Local Governments Struggle To Shred The Paper Check

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Fifty-one percent of United States consumers stated in the most recent PYMNTS Disbursements Satisfaction Report that they would prefer to receive tax refunds, child support payments and other government payments through instant payout methods. The state of Illinois is still considering digital disbursements, though innovation remains slow.

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Kicking The Paper Check From Its Public Payment Perch

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At base, every government agency wants three simple things when it comes to disbursements: increased efficiency, transparency and security. The main challenge in innovating public payments in the U.S. We’ve known for more than 10 years that there are issues with mailing checks, which is why we’ve seen over 4.5

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Legacy FIs Losing Sight Of SMB Data Must Step Up With Digital Agility

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Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) got their clocks cleaned by the pandemic, and turning to their traditional lending sources, they’ve encountered sclerotic systems and outdated policies not conceived for the needs of the recovering Main Street merchants of 2021. And there's a security … that sits with a check. I have proof.

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