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B2B Payments
Federal Reserve Voices Concern Over Corporate Debt
May 08, 2019

Record levels of corporate debt in the U.S. have caught the attention of the Federal Reserve. According to Reuters on Tuesday (May 7), the Fed released its latest financial stability report and warned that U.S. share prices are “elevated,” while pointing to “historically high” corporate debt...

B2B Payments
Lawsuit Accuses FLEETCOR Of Anticompetitive Payment Processing
May 08, 2019

A lawsuit filed this week by Gas Pos, a fuel station point-of-sale startup, is accusing fleet card company FLEETCOR of anticompetitive behavior and adding to the growing controversy over fees associated with processing and using fleet cards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B Payments
The State Of Corporate Cybersecurity: Paranoia, Hopelessness
May 08, 2019

It is perhaps no surprise that the latest research on corporate cybersecurity is far from optimistic. In a time when experts highlight the increasing sophistication of cyberattacks, the growing financial and reputational losses as a result of data breaches, and the rising investments in cybersecurity...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Visa Acquires Control Of Earthport To Enable Account-To-Account Transfers
May 08, 2019

Visa, the payments company, announced Wednesday (May 8) that it has acquired Earthport, a cross-border payment company catering to banks, money transfer services providers and businesses around the world. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Security & Fraud
Hackers Net $41M In Binance Bitcoin Heist
May 08, 2019

Binance, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, was reportedly hacked — with the bad guys stealing bitcoin valued at $41 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Alternative Finances
Higher Fees Drive LendingClub’s Earnings Beat
May 08, 2019

Stronger-than-expected loan originations combined with increased transaction fees to push LendingClub’s quarterly earnings report past analyst expectations when the results went live shortly after the market closed yesterday (May 7). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Cross Border Commerce
Flywire Renews UnionPay Partnership
May 08, 2019

Continuing a partnership first announced last spring, as of today Flywire and UnionPay International are announcing the re-launch of a promotional program that will offer Chinese nationals the option to use their UnionPay cards for global tuition or healthcare payments for a greatly discounted fee....

Ridesharing
Waymo To Offer Driverless Vehicles Via Lyft
May 08, 2019

Alphabet‘s self-driving subsidiary Waymo revealed more about its ongoing partnership with Lyft, announcing plans to launch 10 of its driverless vehicles on Lyft’s ride-hailing platform in the Metro Phoenix area. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Faster Payments
NACHA, FPC Team For Faster Payments Playbook
May 08, 2019

NACHA and its Payments Innovation Alliance announced that it is working with the U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC) to expand the Faster Payments Playbook. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...