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RCI Banque Upgrades With New P2P Option
August 13, 2014

RCI Banque group RENAULT, an issuer of auto loan asset-backed securities in Europe,announced last week that it had selected b-pack as its procure-to-pay solution. According to a b-pack press release, the company’s cloud-based SaaS solution was implemented at RCI. The goal is to help reduce...

China Rejects Apple? Not So Fast, Says Country’s Procurement Center
August 13, 2014

Chinese government procurement lists have not banned Apple products, according to a Reutersreport from last week. Originally, the rumor was that the popular laptops and tablets were blacklisted because of national security concerns. However, China’s Central Government Procurement Centre, the finance ministry and Apple have...

Mobile Commerce
FoodPanda Delivers $60 Million In New Funding
August 12, 2014

Rocket Internet’s FoodPanda food delivery service has pulled in another $60 million in a new round of funding. The investment, which was announced on Monday (Aug. 11), came from new investor Falcon Edge Capital along with Rocket Internet AG. This series D round brings FoodPanda’s...

Controversial
Urban Outfitters’ Security Chief Says It’s Best To Keep Breaches A Secret
August 12, 2014

Publicly, all retailers have—historically—said that data breach disclosures need to happen quickly and publicly. Privately, though, IT and security specialists have long questioned the point of such disclosures, especially the early ones. The initial reports are almost always wrong, shoppers can't do anything useful with...

Alternative Finances
Credit Unions Fill In The Void As Banks Tighten Rules
August 12, 2014

If consumers get upset with their banks as rules tighten, will credit unions benefit? Credit unions are arguing that they will—and already are. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Merchant Innovation
Online Bridal Boutique Weddington Way Catches $9 Million In Series A Funding
August 12, 2014

Online bridal boutique Weddington Way has closed on another $9 million in funding, the retailer said Monday (Aug. 11). The investment round bring the company’s total funding to $11.5 million, TechCrunch reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Investment Management Firm Upgrades to Automated Expense Software
August 12, 2014

Lombard Odier Funds (Europe) S.A., the Luxembourg based management company of Lombard Odier Investment Managers (“LOIM”)announced last week that it had selected Confluence for its automated budgeting application for asset managers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

CFPB Warns Consumers About Bitcoin
August 12, 2014

You know you’re in trouble when the CFPB issues a consumer advisory. And, especially so when they start the advisory out with “What’s this ‘to the moon!’ business on the internet about?” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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New York Prosecutors Crack Down On Payday Lenders
August 12, 2014

State prosecutors in New York on Monday (Aug. 11) brought criminal charges against a dozen payment companies, “accusing them of enabling payday loans that flouted the state’s limits on interest rates in loans to New Yorkers,” according to a story in The New York Times....