Credit Cards Outpace Debit Cards and Cash as Most Popular Method of Payment During the Holidays RIVERWOODS, Ill. November 20, 2017 –(BUSINESS WIRE)– Despite concerns about identity theft and fraud, consumers don’t plan to curb their holiday shopping. An independent survey commissioned by Discover found that while 62 percent of consumers are very or moderately […]
Bank of America Crosses 5 Million Transactions in October CHARLOTTE, NC – November 20, 2017 – Bank of America today announced that its customers made more than 5 million Zelle® transactions, totaling $1.5 billion dollars in October, up 90 percent from person-to-person (P2P) transactions for the same period last year. The move to cashless shows no […]
A Digital Tool to Deliver Information and Education to Commercial Card Clients CHARLOTTE, NC – November 15, 2017 – Bank of America Merrill Lynch today launched Card Assistant, a digital tool that transforms the way information and education are delivered to its global commercial card clients. Card Assistant enables time-pressed program administrators to access industry and […]
U.S. Bank among first banks to use The Clearing House’s new real-time payments system. MINNEAPOLIS – NOVEMBER 14, 2017 – Yesterday, The Clearing House (TCH) launched RTP®, its real-time payments system, the first new core payments infrastructure in the U.S. in more than 40 years. The new RTP system was designed and built through the […]
Area Entrepreneurs Plan to Use Loan Funding to Invest in New Technology WASHINGTON, D.C. November 14, 2017 – As the year comes to a close, entrepreneurs in the greater Washington area are expecting strong year-end revenues, and they are projecting that growth to continue in the year ahead. According to the fall 2017 Bank of […]
Area Business Owners Most Likely to Offer Perks to Retain and Attract Employees SAN FRANCISCO November 14, 2017 – As the year comes to a close, the majority of San Francisco-area small business owners are confident that their year-end revenue will exceed that of 2016, and they are projecting that growth will continue into the year […]
Area Small Business Owners Pay the Highest Starting Wages Nationwide NEW YORK, NY – November 14, 2017 – As the year comes to a close, New York City area small business owners expect their 2017 revenue to exceed that of 2016, and they are focused on hiring and securing financing to accommodate growth in the year […]
Area Business Owners Are Most Likely to Seek Capital in 2018 MIAMI November 14, 2017 – With 2017 soon coming to a close, Miami small business owners expect higher year-end revenues than in 2016, and more are looking to apply for a loan in 2018. According to the fall 2017 Bank of America Business Advantage Small […]
Area Small Business Owners Upbeat on Local Economy and Looking to Rebuild After Hurricane Harvey HOUSTON November 14, 2017 – The majority of Houston-area small business owners anticipate a strong finish to 2017, with 87 percent reporting confidence that their year-end revenue will exceed that of 2016, according to the fall 2017 Bank of America Business […]
Area Business Owners Most Likely to Project Revenue Increase in 2018 DALLAS/FORT WORTH – November 14, 2017 – As the year comes to a close, the majority of Dallas/Fort Worth-area small business owners expect 2017 revenue to exceed that of 2016, and they are projecting that growth to continue in the year ahead. According to the […]
