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TechNode | February 11, 2020

Chinese tech behemoth Alibaba has unveiled a number of measures to support smaller sellers in its ecosystem as the economic impact from the novel coronavirus outbreak begins to set in, including offering service fees waivers or reductions and financial assistance. Why it matters: The coronavirus epidemic that has immobilized China is hitting the country’s already-slowing economy, the growth rate of which has inched down to a multi-decade low (in Chinese) in 2019. Business interruption, ris...

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Clik2pay | February 15, 2022

Payment service provider Clik2pay continues to add to its feature set with the launch of the new Clik2pay mobile app. This first-of-its-kind product allows merchants to collect funds from consumers, who can pay easily and securely online directly from their bank accounts. Having found initial success with large businesses, Clik2pay is now opening up this payment functionality to the millions of small businesses and micromerchants operating in Canada. The Clik2pay app is free to do...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Chicanos Por La Causa | May 19, 2020

BCBSAZ is committing $5 million to Chicanos Por La Causa to provide loans through their lending division Prestamos CDFI to assist Arizona small business owners. This collaboration will help CPLC distribute loans to small business owners through the federal ...

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Businesswire | June 01, 2023

Weave , the all-in-one customer communication and engagement platform for small- and medium-sized businesses, today announces a slate of new features designed to enable more offices to leverage remote or hybrid staff including Softphones and several significant improvements to Weave’s mobile application. The new capabilities will enable teams to answer calls and communicate with patients from anywhere within the US and Canada, no matter if they’re in the office or outside of it...