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Commercial Card Innovation Puts SMBs In The Spotlight

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Smaller companies were the focus of innovation in the commercial card space this week thanks to new cards designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). American Express, Amazon Rollout Card For UK SMBs. American Express, Amazon Rollout Card For UK SMBs. US Bank Instant Card Connects With Concur Expense.

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B2B Payments Drive Instant Payments, Crypto Innovation

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New payment rails are once again in the spotlight as real-time payments and cryptocurrency emerge as the top focuses for innovators. In this week’s look at payment rails innovation, the European Union begins paving the way for greater crypto adoption, while Mastercard expands its own crypto accelerator initiative.

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Driving Corporate Card Innovation With Collaborations, Card Issuing Platforms

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The corporate card can have a home in the digital wallet thanks to collaborations and technology platforms designed for card issuers. FinTech firm Nium has teamed with Southeast Asia neo-bank Aspire to enable a mobile payments feature with its cards. The collaboration will make every Aspire card available through Google Pay.

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Visa, Mastercard, AmEx win easier access to China market

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card companies just moved a step closer to gaining access to China’s $27 trillion payments market. The biggest U.S. China said it won’t take longer than 90 days to consider applications from providers of electronic-payments services such as Mastercard, Visa and American Express Co.,

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Mastercard wins approval to join China’s $27T market

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won approval to set up a bank card clearing business in China, gaining access to a $27 trillion payments market as part of the nation’s financial opening. Mastercard Inc.

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Report: Strategic Payment Investments Give FIs, FinTechs Innovative Payment Options

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Safety-minded consumers the world over can now be seen tapping contactless cards, scanning QR codes or utilizing voice ordering technologies to make purchases without potentially putting themselves or others at risk of contracting the virus. The Beyond The Card: Toward The Cardless And Contactless Future report, a PYMNTS and i2c Inc.

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FinTech Innovation Eases B2C Sellers’ Entrance Into The B2B World

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It was also indicative of a growing trend of B2C merchants expanding into the B2B realm in an effort to take advantage of a surging market. That’s because the payment rails and infrastructure likely already exist for sellers that accept card, ACH and other electronic payment methods from their individual customers.