A major travel management firm in the United Kingdom has partnered with BitPay, which will allow it to accept bitcoins as payment. Corporate Traveller, the largest travel management firm in the United Kingdom, is now accepting Bitcoin (BTC) for payments, according to a press release on April 15. A newly announced partnership with crypto payments […]
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Deutsche Borse Group, Swisscom, and Sygnum have entered into a partnership to build out a compliant financial market infrastructure for digital assets. Global market infrastructure provider Deutsche Borse Group, Swiss state-owned telecoms and ICT firm Swisscom, and Swiss and Singapore-based fintech company Sygnum have entered into a strategic partnership to build out a compliant financial […]
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BitForex has listed MILE on their exchange. It’s a deflationary cryptocurrency tied to a new stablecoin, XDR. MILE carries a 0.01 MILE transaction fee, while XDR transactions are free. While the market for stablecoins is already crowded, George Goognin, a board member and global ambassador for the Mile Unity Foundation believes that this coin pairing […]
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Source: PYMNTS New research shows that more than one-third of fleet professionals would prefer a single card to make their business travel easier. Allstar Business Solutions, which polled more than 1,000 SME workers, has also found that business expenses are causing financial stress for U.K. workers. In fact, 57 percent say they have endured financial […]
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Source: PYMNTS In the latest research of small business lending trends, researchers have found evidence to be optimistic. Across the U.S. and U.K., it appears access to bank loans is easing, with most SMBs able to obtain a bank loan. Yet across Europe, a massive SMB funding gap remains, analysts warn. The research also offers […]
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Source: Mark Jones, Blockchain Technology News The use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) could lead to a $1T boost in trade finance available to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets. That’s owed to its potential to mitigate credit risk, lower fees and remove barriers to trade, according to research by the World Economic […]
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