Payday and short-term lending is a contentious topic in the United States, particularly when it comes to its regulation. The loans, usually for small-dollar amounts and short terms, are hailed by supporters as necessary tools for consumers facing a financial burden, such as an unexpected car...
Cvent, a market leader in meetings, events and hospitality technology, announced a strategic alliance with Citi that will give both companies’ clients a simplified payment option for all Meetings & Events (M&E) expenses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
One of the hottest areas of B2B FinTech today is corporate travel and expense (T&E) management, with innovators looking to address the friction associated with expense reports and reimbursements. Many solutions aim to get rid of expense reports altogether, and instead aid corporates in allowing...
Patents are the lifeblood of innovation, innovation the lifeblood of FinTech. In the race for FinTech-related patents, it seems tech firms are leading banks. Elsewhere, the U.K. garners some headlines tied to cross-pollination between traditional financial players, AI and tech upstarts. No surprise, it’s all aimed...
New research shows that one office machine can cause serious security issues — and it’s not the computer. Believe it or not, the fax machine could potentially allow an attacker to steal sensitive files through a company’s network, using just a phone line and a...
ATM servicer and software provider Diebold Nixdorf has hired financial advisors as it considers a sale. According to CNBC, sources revealed that “Diebold hired Credit Suisse and Evercore last week to help identify potential buyers,” though it is too early to determine a price for...
China’s peer-to-peer (P2P) lending crisis has caused widespread anger from citizens who are demanding that the government bail out hundreds of collapsed P2P companies. Last week, it was reported that China ordered a lockdown of Beijing’s financial district to prevent individuals from protesting a crisis in...
Alternative payments methods, such as contactless and QR codes, have been growing globally in popularity for the last half-decade or so. However, the year 2018 has seen something of a quiet sea change when it comes to the acceptance of such payment methods among hotels...
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