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B2B Payments Explores An Alternative Path To ACH Adoption

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Yet both of these strategies require a third-party service provider to facilitate payment processing, whether funds are coming in via check or ACH. Again, third-party service providers play an important role in alleviating ACH friction for companies.

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Understanding Risk Management Strategies as a PayFac

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Operational risk This type of risk includes a wide range of issues that can hamper the payment processing capabilities of a PayFac. Cyberattacks, human errors, third-party service provider failures, and system disruptions all come under operations risk.

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How Privacy Guides Virtual Assistants’ Evolution In Corporate Finance

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Among the most recent shifts in this debate stems from Google , which announced in July it would be reviewing its privacy policies following revelations that personal information and private conversations recorded by its virtual assistant tool, the Google Assistant , were leaked to third-party contractors. in particular.

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Big Lenders Need Help With Big Data, Too

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” Regulatory requirements, risk mitigation, security measures and borrower satisfaction all pressure banks to grasp the power of data analytics. “Having access to those kind of analytics makes for a powerful differentiator as well.” Data is vital to remaining competitive , he said. ”

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Supply Chain Tech Supports Cannabis Cos’ Fight For Legitimacy

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Supply chain verification is instrumental in mitigating the risk of noncompliance for marijuana firms regulated at the state level. Nationwide legalization would also open the door to a surge of compliance requirements for these businesses.

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Rethinking Checks’ Role In B2B Payments Friction

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Chanda explained Paymerang’s role is to handle that extra work for clients, including risk mitigation and data digitization. There may be a connection, he said, between a company deciding to work with a third-party service provider instead of handling supplier payments in-house, and a reduction in delayed payment behavior. “We

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For SMB Underwriting, Exploring A More Reliable Kind Of Alternative Data

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But SMB loan underwriting at traditional FIs has, for the most part, remained unchanged, even as alternative lenders began exploring the role of alternative data in the risk mitigation process.