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Last update: 2 hours agoSME Payments Go Social: TransFi’s BizPay lets merchants collect and send cross-border payments inside WhatsApp and Telegram, launching first in the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia for 65M SMEs—no app, no heavy integration. Inflation Pressure Point: New U.S. CPI hit 3.8% as Iran-linked energy costs keep squeezing operating budgets, feeding a wider cost-of-doing-business fight for small firms. Financing for Growth: E.F. Hutton acted as exclusive placement agent on iSpecimen’s $2.5M private placement, while Photonic closed $200M+ for a $2B valuation—both signals that investors still back scalable platforms. Regional Business Reality Check: Eastern Washington farmers are getting squeezed by global price shifts and higher input costs, and rural Main Street activity is weakening as farm stress spreads. Middle East Business Tech: Bank Nizwa named Tariq Atiq CEO, and Nayax reported Q1 momentum with 1.5M devices and 120,000 customers—steady traction for payments and commerce tools. Solar Adoption Watch: Nigeria is surging as Africa’s second-biggest solar panel importer, but affordability still limits who can switch.
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