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Firstbase | June 08, 2022

Firstbase, the first all-in-one OS that allows anyone to incorporate a U.S. company and manage their entire business on a single platform, today announced a partnership with Wise (LON: WISE)—the global technology company that built the best way to move money around the world—to integrate the Wise Platform API into Firstbase Loop. Now any business can experience seamless account creation and verification with Wise directly through the Firstbase platform. Firstbase makes it easy for anyone in the ...

Seeking Alpha | March 02, 2020

American Express salespeople misrepresented card rewards and fees, checked credit reports without permission, and, in some cases, issued cards that weren't requested, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing current and former AXP employees. The current and former employees say the questionable sales tactics go back to at least 2015 when AmEx was struggling to keep Costco Wholesale small-business customers after the warehouse club ended their partnership. With the potentially huge loss of rev...

Business Strategy

MX | February 18, 2022

Mx and H&R Block together launched the Spruce mobile banking platform to promote greater financial inclusion. MX is the financial data platform and leader in modern connectivity. Spruce provides customers with increased transparency into how they spend, save, and manage their money, as well as assistance in reaching their financial objectives, thanks to MX data improvement. MetaBank, N.A. is the issuer of Spruce. Spruce contributes to financial inclusion for millions of Americ...

Gallup News | February 06, 2020

Small-business owners' business optimism has softened slightly but continues to be strong. The latest quarterly Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index is 132, down from +142 in Q4, 2019, but similar to the +136 in Q3 and +129 recorded in Q2. The index is a measure of owners' present and future optimism -- both of which saw modest declines in the Jan. 3-10 survey. The Small Business Index measures small-business owners' attitudes about a wide variety of factors affecting their busine...