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The Financial Technologies SMEs Aren’t Using

PYMNTS

70 percent of SMEs didn’t use tax software in 2016 , found Office Depot in its most recent Small Business Index survey. Nearly a quarter of small businesses said they still use paper forms when filling out taxes. There are so many options available to small businesses today, the executive added. 37 percent of SMEs in the U.K.

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Digital Payments Startup GPay Awarded Vietnam License

PYMNTS

The G-Group ecosystem includes Vietnam’s social media network Gapo and P2P lending platform Tima. The ruling Communist party in Vietnam does not tolerate dissent and has strict media censorship in Vietnam, leading to new cybersecurity laws in January.

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Fintech Deals to Watch: Back to School

Gonzobanker

Thankfully, there was still a smartphone and social media to commiserate. Lending Tech With Almost Steady Grades (Even With Rough Semesters). Then, bad grades came in right as summer party season kicked off, mom and dad took away the car and credit card, and the Venmo transfers came to a screeching halt.

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Fast Action: Tennessee Sportsbook Bets Service Quality On Instant Payments

PYMNTS

Hodges, known as the “Rookie Bookie” on social media, made her comments less than three months after Tennessee became the 20th state to launch sports betting on Nov. While the instant betting and payout abilities are a positive, there is no competing with the black market when it comes to the collection of taxes. Next Steps.

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Top 20 Finance Apps: TurboTax Shoots to Top of the Charts

Bank Innovation

It turns out taxes were popular this week. While Credit Karma (still) remained the top finance app for both the iOS and Google Play charts today, the TurboTax Tax Return app is not far behind. The TurboTax app is currently ranked second on the Google Play charts and third for Read More.

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

We must also keep our focus on protecting the 2017 tax cuts and, as always, monitoring and confronting credit union overreach. For instance, ICBA is calling for congressional hearings on the credit union tax exemption. Their insights are critical to the path we chart for this great industry.”.

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Conducting Experiments in Credit Management: 4 Best Practices

FICO

For example, for you are targeting customers digitally through social media and search engine marketing, and you find that thousands of customers are applying but relatively few are being approved, is this satisfactory? Solve for the Problem, Not the Solution. The importance of this was shown in a recent FICO survey.