Technology

It’s likely that what we thought of as 'business as usual' is never going to be exactly the same given the massive upheaval we’re now going through.

The race to provide coronavirus relief for small businesses is opening new routes to fund payments, including underused credit lines.

Small businesses have run into roadblocks trying to apply for PPP loans since the pandemic triggered mandatory closures.

Walt Disney Co. has at least temporarily cut several reservation and incentive features tied to its closed loop payment system, revealing the complexities of mixing health guidance with tourism.

The payroll provider has been partnering with accountants to help them secure loans for their small businesses.

The Internal Revenue Service is giving retirement plan participants and beneficiaries some added flexibility during the COVID-19 pandemic to remotely sign or have their retirement plan elections notarized.

Innovating is tough even in ordinary times, but during the coronavirus pandemic many payments startups had to dig into deeper reserves of creativity and resilience to meet expectations.

Many of the payment innovations of the past decade got an early start in Canada, building a base of users and habits the nation hopes will make the pivot to post-coronavirus commerce easier than other markets.

The pandemic is prompting financial advisors to use video messages, webinars and even board games to connect with clients and prospects, Hightower Chief Marketing Officer Abby Salameh says in an episode of Financial Planning’s Podcast.

Accountants are exactly the right kind of workers to thrive in a work-from-home environment. But how do team leaders manage their staff from afar?

In addition to Apple and Google delivering smartphone apps that would alert users that they are near a person infected by the virus, various other government agencies and businesses are developing that type of technology to address the pandemic's spread.

Periods of significant loan defaults are tough on banks and force unpleasant choices. Here are steps to evaluate collateral in such uncertain times.

The latest update adds a loan forgiveness estimator and PPP-specific reports to QuickBooks Online, among other tools.

U.K. fintechs are using their technology to assist British businesses and consumers during the coronavirus pandemic by helping banks disburse emergency business loans, enabling e-commerce merchants to offer installment payments to consumers, and giving employees access to salary advances.

American Express began adopting cloud computing a couple of years ago and has leaned hard on the technology to help front-line and corporate employees work at home during the coronavirus crisis, its global head of infrastructure says.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed us in ways that are still undetermined.

Bankers have become more uncertain about how to serve marijuana businesses owing to confusion about which states deem them essential.

Fraudsters are licking their chops at the prospect of businesses and financial services extending remote working because of the coronavirus pandemic.

With the world going through a recession, stakeholders and investors of client companies will lean on accounting firms more than ever to maintain trust and confidence in their companies.

The Top 100 Firm has its eye on more COVID-19 solutions.