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Western Union Links Puerto Rico Entrepreneurs To Cross-Border Payments

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Western Union (WU) is bridging small businesses (SMBs) and entrepreneurs in Puerto Rico to cross-border payment services, the financial institution (FI) said on Monday (March 11). Business Solutions’ expansion in Puerto Rico via the TuChequera.com partnership could signal an end to any possible divestment efforts.

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Off The Continent And Into Puerto Rico For Online SMB Lending

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In a partnership formed recently with Puerto Rico’s Oriental Bank, Biz2Credit said late last month that it has begun offering its digital lending platform to the bank’s commercial clients. In addition, said Arora, whose firm has arranged for $1.7

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FEMA Looks At Blockchain To Aid Disaster Payouts

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The report cited disasters, such as Hurricanes Maria in Puerto Rico or Harvey in Texas, where those affected might not have any access to the information needed to file a claim, such as policy documents, land ownership records, personal identification and more.

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$120B Still Available As Appetite For PPP Loans Slows

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Small businesses are keeping their employees on payroll and earning salary,” said Steve Bulger, SBA Atlantic Regional Administrator who oversees the federal agency’s operations in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. “The Paycheck Protection Program is working. Virgin Islands. .

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Spanish Food Delivery Startup Glovo Shutters In Four Markets

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The countries exited include Turkey, Egypt, Uruguay and Puerto Rico, shrinking its audience to 22 markets with a focus on South America, Southwest Europe, Eastern Europe and Africa. The involves Glovo leaving eight out of a total 306 cities.

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Popular in Puerto Rico urged by activist investor to sell

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Raging Capital Management also urged the company's board to repurchase stock and think about selling a minority stake in the payments processor Evertec.

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PetSmart Debuts 1,500th North American Store

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PetSmart is already the largest specialty pet retailer in the region, and it continues to grow. Canada-Puerto Rico-wide expansion effort in 2016 to grow the pet supply store’s retail footprint. “We The nearly 18,000-square-foot store opened this week in Sheradin, Colo. The latest Colorado location is part of an 80-store U.S.-Canada-Puerto