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Strong Black Friday Sales Highlight an Otherwise Flat November, According to Fiserv Small Business Index
MILWAUKEE, December 03, 2025--Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, has published the Fiserv Small Business Index for November 2025, with the seasonally adjusted Index dropping a point to 142.
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