by Rich Benvin | Sep 9, 2020 | mastercard, Payment Facilitators, Payments Industry
Mastercard and Square are working together to help small businesses on the Falkland Islands accept digital payments. According to a press release from Mastercard, cash payments dominate the islands, which see thousands of tourists annually. The remote nature of the...
by Rich Benvin | May 21, 2020 | mastercard, Payment Facilitators, Payments Industry
Mastercard recently announced that it is extending its massive financial inclusion initiative, committing to bring 1 billion people and 50 million micro and small businesses into the digital financial system in the next five years. These plans represent renewed...
by Rich Benvin | Apr 22, 2020 | Payment Facilitators, Payments Industry
Shopify announced this week that it is expanding its Shopify Capital cash advance product to Canada to provide assistance to small businesses there. Shopify Capital provides merchants with advances against their future sales to help provide much needed cash flow...
by Rich Benvin | Apr 15, 2020 | Payment Facilitators, Payments Industry
Payment facilitators PayPal and Square are among the non-bank companies authorized by the U.S. Small Business Administration to provide loans to small businesses through the agency’s Paycheck Protection Program. PayPal announced on Friday that it had received approval...
by Rich Benvin | Oct 23, 2019 | Payment Facilitators, Payments Industry
In an effort to help small businesses better manage their scheduling woes, Square has launched Square Assistant. AI-enabled and customizable, Square’s innovative automated booking tool is designed to respond to customers directly regarding all things scheduling....
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