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Corporate Cards Forge More Paths To SMB Adoption

PYMNTS

Small Business Card Use On The Rise. A new survey from Mercator Advisory Group has revealed that small businesses are increasing their use of credit and debit cards, according to a recent press release. According to the report, SMBs increased their use of debit cards from 34 percent in 2019 to 42 percent in 2020.

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Everything You Need To Know About What Amazon Is Doing In Financial Services

CB Insights

In December 2017, Amazon’s Alexa Fund participated in a $16M Series A to Greenlight Financial, an alternative debit card issuer aimed at young consumers. With the card, parents can manage spending limits and allocate funds for their children through a mobile app. This may give customers access to a debit card for the first time.

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Fintech Startup of the Week: Challenger Jiko Buys a $100M U.S. Bank

Fintech Labs Insights

You’d think that Jiko was looking to leverage FDIC insurance to put its customers at ease. Money deposited into Jiko, which is essentially a brokerage account with a debit card, will go into T-bills. Technically not insured, but if T-bills go down, FDIC insurance will probably be insolvent as well.

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