Alternative Finances

Alternative Finances
Millennial Banking “Nanny App” Launches
December 09, 2014

A Canadian banking upstart called Koho is joining Simple, Moven and other neobanks trying to reinvent financial services in ways that make sense to Millennials, American Banker reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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How Many Consumers In Apple Pay’s Bushel Basket?
December 08, 2014

Talk about poking a hornet’s nest. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to...

Purse – Finally A Reason To Use Bitcoin?
December 05, 2014

Bitcoin, and all blockchain-based currency, doesn’t lack for ways to be interesting. Given that it’s a technological marvel, an unceasing font of interesting headlines about the players who trade in it and a thrill a minute roller coaster ride for investors, bitcoin is never boring....

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Of Amazon Purses And Breaking Barriers
December 05, 2014

PYMNTS.com Bitcoin Price and Volatility index. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to...

Crowdfunded Space Poses Payments And Product Security Risks
December 02, 2014

There are plenty of niche markets in the payments world. And then there’s examples of the niches among niches — crowdsourced funding payment options available through major payment providers such as Amazon, PayPal and credit card companies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Innovation Investment Tracker | November 16-23
November 26, 2014

A New Take On Commercial Lending Picks Up   Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...

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Paying For Candy Crush And Taylor Swift’s Songs With Bitcoin
November 21, 2014

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OrderWithMe Gets $28M For Pooled SMB Purchasing
November 20, 2014

Las Vegas startup OrderWithMe, which lets small businesses pool their purchasing to get discounts and other efficiencies from suppliers, has raised another $28 million in funding that will be used to support new small-business verticals and launch a new product to bring a new consumer...

Why Global Financial Inclusion Programs Fail
November 18, 2014

For well over a decade, players across the payments space and all around the world have been trying to crack the code on delivering mobile financial services to the un-and-underbanked consumer. And despite many great ideas and the urgent need to move those without bank...