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He added that “with smallbusinesses, it’s the same problem. It hasn’t taken off yet because they don’t have a digital way to engage with their SMBs, such as an app where the SMB manages their payments, that their smallbusinesses are engaging with every day.”. In short, cash flow, cash flow, cash flow,” Edwards said.
For businesses, the world market was thrown into volatility, yet soon, new opportunities emerged. At the commencement of 2020, the commercial card was continuing to find its footing in a world of B2B payments in which supplier acceptance remained limited. Winter Blues. In late-March, Bloomberg reported that large U.S.
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