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CFPB To Open Meetings To The Public
May 21, 2014

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced a change to its meeting format that would allow public attendance at its Board and Council meetings to the general public. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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MoneyGram’s New U.S.-Mexico Channel
May 20, 2014

MoneyGram users who wish to transfer money to Mexico can look forward to much faster processing times. The international money transfer and payment services company has announced a new U.S. – Mexico channel than can move money cross-border from user to user in just 30 minutes....

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Blade Launches $20M Seed Fund in Boston for Consumer Tech Startups
May 19, 2014

The company plans to invest $250,000 to $1 million per consumer-based tech startup.

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Marshall Wace LLP Planning An IPO For P2P Lending Fund
May 19, 2014

One of Europe’s biggest hedge fund managers, Marshall Wace LLP is investing in P2P in a substantial way. The portfolio will include a closed-ended P2P Global Investments PLC fund, run by Marshall Wace. It is aiming to raise $310 million in an initial public offering, but that...

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PYMNTS Innovator Spotlight: Pazien’s Push To Be The Payments Ecosystem’s Matchmaker
May 16, 2014

Payments is full of good ideas. So many good ideas that it can some times be hard to keep track. We want to help, with a weekly spotlight on who's bringing new ideas, fresh insight and singular vision to the ecosystem. This week we caught...

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Walmart’s Sales Take A Hit…Again
May 16, 2014

It is not a good day to be Walmart’s new CEO Doug McMillon. Traffic to Walmart locations nationwide has been on the decline all year and the company has just reported its fifth straight decline in U.S. sales numbers. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Where Are Small Businesses in the Mobile Revolution?
May 16, 2014

Nearly 70 percent of Americans carry a mobile device. It’s no wonder, then, that within the SMB world, more and more owners are depending on their mobile phones and tablets to check business accounts and transfer funds. While National Small Business Week has come to...

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The Growth of A Giant B2B Platform
May 15, 2014

Once just an idea in an apartment at the high of the tech bubble and now the largest B2B trading platform in the world, Alibaba now could be the most humungous IPO in history. How did this transformation develop? We've made a handy infographic to...

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MIT On its Way to Become First Bitcoin Ecosystem on the Planet
May 14, 2014

The college will distribute $100 in bitcoin to every undergraduate student at MIT this fall.