| Figureâs Mike Cagney: Stimulus Snafus Show Itâs Time For Digital Dollars â And Blockchain The stimulus check is in the mail â sort of. Millions of Americans are waiting for federal stimulus funds that they need urgently, but that Uncle Sam is delivering over creaky payments rails and inefficient (and expensive) legacy infrastructure. Mike Cagney, CEO and co-founder of Figure Technologies, tells Karen Webster why the stage is set for blockchain and the digital dollar to transform â and eventually be the way we get emergency funds. |
| New Data: Separating The PPP Haves, Have Nots and Donât Wants PPP 1.0 has come and gone, and the SMB community is getting ready for PPP 2.0 to roll out. PYMNTS latest Main Street SMB study found that a rising percentage of firms are looking toward the government for the cash needed to navigate the current challenges â but want to use the funds strategically, in a post-pandemic, digital-first world. Timing is everything and the clock is ticking. |
| | Digitizing B2B Payments Tracker™ | | Why Itâs So Hard To Kill The Check In The Booze Business Businesses shipping age-restricted goods like alcohol to other vendors often bump into quirky state regulations, like rules that make buyers pay immediately upon delivery â making digital payments challenging. In our latest Digitizing B2B Payments Tracker, Ernie Olsen, vice president of growth and engagement for liquor retailer Macadoodles, discusses why paper checks and invoices still meet liquor storesâ supply-chain needs â and what it would take to digitize them. |
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