Can Data Driven Lending Displace VC Funding For Some Firms?
Can Data Driven Lending Displace VC Funding For Some Firms?
December 17, 2019  |  Loans

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African FinTech Chipper Cash Gets $6M To Enter New Markets
African FinTech Chipper Cash Gets $6M To Enter New Markets
December 17, 2019  |  Investments

Chipper Cash, a FinTech startup in Africa that facilitates cross-border peer-to-peer (P2P) payment services in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Uganda and Ghana, has raised $6...

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Millennials Make Big Push For B2B Personalization
Millennials Make Big Push For B2B Personalization
December 17, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Thanks to better data analysis — including via machine learning and artificial intelligence, among other emerging technologies — personalization is becoming a bigger part of the overall...

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Top News In Payments: Amazon Nixes FedEx Ground For Prime; Paris Strikes Drive 30 Pct Drop In Retail Sales
Top News In Payments: Amazon Nixes FedEx Ground For Prime; Paris Strikes Drive 30 Pct...
December 17, 2019  |  News

In today’s top payments news, Amazon tells sellers they can no longer use FedEx Ground for Prime shipments, and Paris retailers suffer massive sales dips...

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Pepper Gets $5.6M To Help DTC Firms With Spend Analysis
Pepper Gets $5.6M To Help DTC Firms With Spend Analysis
December 17, 2019  |  Investments

Los Angeles-based Pepper has raised $5.6 million in seed funding from Upfront Ventures, Lerer Hippeau and Manta Ray Ventures, as reported on Tuesday (Dec. 17)....

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PSCU’s Annual Dividend To Aid Owner Credit Unions Announced
PSCU’s Annual Dividend To Aid Owner Credit Unions Announced
December 17, 2019  |  Credit Unions

PSCU, a payments credit union service organization (CUSO), has announced a patronage dividend for fiscal year 2019 of $25.9 million, and one fourth of it...

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IASB Proposes Corporate Accounting Changes
IASB Proposes Corporate Accounting Changes
December 17, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Corporate accounting standards are headed for more changes after the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) proposed changes to how businesses report operating profit, the Financial...

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Japan Passes Bill To Increase Big Tech Oversight
Japan Passes Bill To Increase Big Tech Oversight
December 17, 2019  |  International

In a move to prevent technology giants from having an unfair advantage, Japan is planning to increase regulations and demand transparency, Reuters reported on Tuesday...

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Diamond Firm Pilots Blockchain Tracking For WeChat Retailers
Diamond Firm Pilots Blockchain Tracking For WeChat Retailers
December 17, 2019  |  Retail

Russia-based diamond producer ALROSA is partnering with technology firm Everledger and Tencent’s social platform WeChat to sell diamonds to Chinese retailers using a blockchain platform,...

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