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B2B Payments
BlueVine Secures $102M To Build Out SMB Banking Services
November 19, 2019

Small business online lending platform BlueVine announced a $102.5 million funding round and plans to expand its presence in the small and medium-sized business (SMB) banking market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Banking
Report: TSB Bank IT Crash Caused By Inadequate Testing
November 19, 2019

A catastrophic IT crash that affected 2 million customers at TSB and locked them out of their accounts last year was blamed on moving the banking technology to a new platform before it had been properly tested, according to a report by Reuters. Get the...

Alternative Finances
More Regulatory Trouble Could Be Heading Short-Term Lenders’ Way
November 19, 2019

Keeping track of the legal status of short-term lending in the U.S. – which encompasses financial products such as payday loans, pawn loans and title loans – has become something of a game of “follow the bouncing ball” over the last few years. At the state...

Digital Banking
PSCU To Invest $100M To Advance Credit Union Solutions
November 19, 2019

Payments credit union service organization (CUSO) PSCU has announced it will invest $100 million over the next few years to focus on improving solutions for the credit unions it serves around the country, according to a release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Citing Security, Senators Advise White House To Hire 5G Head
November 19, 2019

A letter from a bipartisan Senate panel to National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien calls on the White House to appoint someone to lead 5G adoption, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (Nov. 19).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

B2B Payments
Wells Corporate Customers Can Now Send Immediate Payments Via RTP Network
November 19, 2019

Wells Fargo has launched an integration with the RTP network, enabling its business clients to send real-time payments, Wells Fargo announced in a press release on Tuesday (Nov. 19).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Retail
Magic Mirror On The Wall, Is AR The Innovation For Retailers All?
November 19, 2019

Among the more frequent semi-serious critiques of trying on an outfit in a store is that the dressing room mirrors are somehow out to get you. The combination of questionable lighting, odd angles and slightly off perception often leave shoppers wondering, when they get home,...

Retail
Macy’s Hacked In Magecart Attack
November 19, 2019

As its website has been hacked with code that steals shoppers’ payment information, Macy’s announced it has experienced a data breach. The website was compromised in early October, and a malicious script was added to the My Wallet and Checkout pages, Bleeping Computer reported. Get...

Retail
Creating Coffee Good Enough To Eat
November 19, 2019

Eat Your Coffee CEO and Co-founder Johnny Fayad was in college in Boston when he helped come up with the idea to make energy bars. He and his co-founder were in the same accounting class during his freshman year. As typical busy students, they didn’t have...