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Banking
Interest Rates to Pinch Alt Lenders and Digital Banks
March 11, 2020

Welcome to the unchartered territory for the lending landscape – at least for those who were born and came of age in the new Millennium, in the digital age… Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Payments Innovation
Making Invisible Payments More Than A Buzzword
March 11, 2020

From cash and coins to mobile wallets to wearables … to invisible payments. 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....

Payments Innovation
Merchants, PayFacs And Monetizing Payments Flows
March 11, 2020

Amid the seismic changes that have refashioned the payments landscape over the last few years — as large players get ever larger (such as the $22 billion Fiserv-First Data deal) — there is an opportunity for software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies and digital marketplaces to monetize payments....

Cross-border Payments
Western Union CEO On Solving For The Future Of Global, Inclusive Financial Services
March 11, 2020

The passage of time is a bit unusual in financial services. 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...

Security & Fraud
FBI Charges Russian National With Running Online Hacker Marketplace
March 11, 2020

A Russian national believed to be behind the Deer.io service, which lets hackers advertise and sell stolen information, has been arrested by the FBI, according to published reports Tuesday (March 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Trade Ledger Partners With Wiserfunding For Commercial Risk Assessments
March 10, 2020

The London business lending platform Trade Ledger is joining forces with Wiserfunding to give lenders and alternative financing providers the ability to evaluate the creditworthiness of its commercial users, Trade Ledger announced Tuesday (March 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Retail
Dick’s Sporting Goods Stops Selling Guns In More Stores
March 10, 2020

Dick’s Sporting Goods said another 440 stores would no longer sell guns this year, as the company moves to purge firearms from its retail stores, reports indicated Tuesday (March 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Goldman Sachs Eyes Acquisitions To Boost Existing Businesses
March 10, 2020

Stephen Scherr, the chief financial officer for Goldman Sachs, spoke at the Wolfe Research FinTech Forum on Tuesday (March 10) and mentioned that the bank could look to acquisitions as a way to grow its current ventures, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the...

B2B Payments
Airwallex, Xero Collab On X-Border SMB Payments, Reconciliation
March 10, 2020

Australian cross-border FinTech unicorn Airwallex is integrating with New Zealand’s cloud-based accounting platform Xero, Airwallex announced Tuesday (March 10). 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...