Update on improvement plan progress We would like to start by saying that we hope everyone is keeping safe and healthy during these incredibly tough times. Our team is continuing...
Improvement plan - progress update Firstly, we’d like to thank all our customers, once again, for their continued patience. We’ve taken significant steps forward with our improvement plan,...
Strong Customer Authentication ePayments is making some changes to how you access and use your account as the result of new regulatory requirements. The new rules, called Strong...
Update on improvement process We have been working hard on making improvements to our platform. We’ve made further progress, however, there is still work to be done. As...
ePayments accounts update and new FAQs We have been continuing to work hard to improve our processes and reinstate our services as quickly as possible. While we’ve made good headway,...
ePayments temporary account suspension: FAQ for customers Following a review by the Financial Conduct Authority ('FCA') of ePayments Systems Limited's ('ePayments') anti-money laundering systems and controls, a number of weaknesses have been...
SMEs working together: The benefits of teaming up The benefits of collaboration within organisations should be obvious. Collaboration brings in different kinds of expertise, input and perspectives to a task or project, and...
News Round-up: SMEs struggle with apprentices due to lack of funding, tech issues wasting time in SMEs, Malaysia merchants want faster e-payments Here are the week’s main news stories in the world of small business and digital payments: 40,000 SMEs refused apprentices due to funding...
How SMEs can boost employee wellbeing When you start a business, you want to have control over your own destiny and to build something special. You want to be your own...
How SMEs can get smarter with their marketing SMEs – businesses with fewer than 250 employees – account for 99.9 per cent of all UK businesses. And of those, small businesses (those with fewer...
News Round-up: Malaysia tops up citizen e-wallets, SMEs expect a good 2020, India fights fraud with new card safety rules Here are the week’s main news stories in the world of small business and digital payments: Malaysia tops up citizen e-wallets Malaysia’s e-Tunai...
Managing the risks of faster payments Cash is the lifeblood of small businesses and late payments put SMEs in a tight spot. Recent research suggests that late payments cost UK businesses...
Big data and bad data: How SMEs can improve the quality of their data In an increasingly digital world, the effective use of business data is becoming a major tool to help businesses large and small be competitive. Businesses...
Understanding changing customer demands a key to revenue growth With economic uncertainty and tough market conditions taking their toll, SMEs are investigating a range of approaches to grow their revenue. Research by American Express...
News Round-up: Small businesses missing out on Open Banking benefits, general election fails to lift business optimism, Amazon brings voice-activated payments to petrol stations Here are the week’s main news stories in the world of small business and digital payments: Small businesses lack confidence in Open Banking Most...
Talent and technology: Why SMEs can’t skimp on either A small business needs many things to succeed: a good product or service, a responsible approach to finance, effective marketing and capable management. Also crucial,...
How voice-enabled payments are evolving With the use of digital assistants from the likes of Amazon, Google and Apple continuing to grow – it has been estimated that 600 million people...
Always moving forward: SMEs and logistics The logistics of buying and storing materials, fulfilling orders and shipping products to customers is an essential part of doing business. Managing your supply chain...
News Round-up: European Commission plans e-payment improvements, SMEs chase £50 billion in late payments, US mobile giant aims for ‘Internet of Payments’ Here are the week’s main news stories in the world of small business and digital payments: Improvements for electronic payments in Europe Electronic payments...
Top SME stories of 2019 It’s been another eventful year in the UK, with political and economic uncertainty dominating. And this promises to continue despite the conclusive result of...
The partnerships driving the evolution of digital payments Banks, digital payment businesses and consumer technology companies all want to improve and complement the services they offer, but building such services in house can...
Cash flow the key to SME survival Put simply, cash flow is how much money moves into and out of a business over a given period. If the flow in (from sales,...
News Round-up: Cashless payments in Asia to exceed US, small business confidence lowest for eight years, PayPal enters China with acquisition Here are the week’s main news stories in the world of small business and digital payments: Asia set to overtake US for cashless payments...
Top digital payment stories of 2019 The digital payments space continued to evolve throughout 2019 and the ramifications are important for the coming year and beyond. Plenty of stories caught our...
News Round-up: UK businesses keen for good EU trading terms, Sweden embarks on digital currency pilot, Metro Bank adds new service to SME offering Here are the week’s main news stories in the world of small business and digital payments: Businesses urge Prime Minister to negotiate good EU...
