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Micro-Businesses? Major Role In SMB Banking Disruption

PYMNTS

Solopreneur, independent contractor, freelancer, gig worker – regardless of the name, micro-business owners can largely agree that, when it comes to traditional banking, they’re often left out in the cold. “Over the last 10 or 15 years, we’ve seen a lot of micro-businesses emerge that do a lot with fewer people.

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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail

CB Insights

In the same way that Square built a payment-centric ecosystem for brick-and-mortar SMBs and micro-merchants, Stripe has reinvented online payment acceptance. In July 2017, Stripe acquired Payable , a platform that simplifies the process of managing and paying contractors and freelancers. Source: Square. Source: Stripe.

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13 Southeast Asian Fintechs Among CNBC’s Global Top 250 List

Fintech News

CNBC’s Pick of Top Fintech Firms in Southeast Asia Akseleran (Indonesia) Founded in 2017, Akseleran is an Indonesian peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform is among the top fintech firms in Southeast included CNBC’s list. Beyond traditional banking, the bank is committed to social and environmental impact through the DBS Foundation.

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24 Industries & Technologies That Will Shape The Post-Virus World

CB Insights

Industry proponents have been making the case for telehealth for years, pointing to its potential to lower costs, ease pressure on overextended healthcare systems, and make care more accessible in rural and underserved areas. The company has used chatbots to automate routine tasks formerly handled by administrative employees since 2017.

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