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IPO
Ant Financial Says No To Those Who Invest In Competitors
May 21, 2018

Jack Ma’s Ant Financial Services Group is set to close a $10 billion private fundraising round that would value the company at $150 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Regulation
UK To Put Stricter Policies In Place To Make Social Media Safer
May 21, 2018

The U.K. is introducing new laws to make social media safer. 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...

Alternative Finances
Banks Feeling The Heat From Nonbanks When It Comes To Business Loans
May 21, 2018

With competition increasing from the likes of hedge funds and private equity firms that are making business loans, banks are being forced to rethink how they approach that part of the business, reported the Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

International
Former China Official Says Social Credit System Must Make People Bankrupt
May 21, 2018

A former deputy director of China’s development research center of the State Council, Hou Yunchun, said the country’s social credit system has to punish defaulters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Security & Fraud
FCC Looks Into Reports Of Illegal Mobile Phone Tracking
May 21, 2018

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced late last week that it is investigating reports that websites may have enabled the location of mobile phone customers to be tracked. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Security & Fraud
Banks Take Military Approach To Cybersecurity
May 21, 2018

In an effort to combat cyberattacks, banks are taking a military approach to their online security. 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...

Cross Border Commerce
China Urged To Move Cautiously In Opening Financial Markets
May 21, 2018

Huang Yiping, a member of a member of the People’s Bank of China’s monetary policy committee, said over the weekend that while China’s financial services market should be open to more foreign competition, China should take a cautious approach to doing that. Get the Full...

Cross Border Commerce
Flywire CEO On The Global Receivables Tipping Point
May 21, 2018

International invoicing, Flywire’s Mike Massaro told Karen Webster in a recent conversation, is not easy work – though from the outset, it isn’t obvious just how complicated it is. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Digital Banking
Unifund: Financial Wellness Begins With An ‘L’
May 21, 2018

Steve Ashbacher’s college-aged daughter doesn’t like charging things to her credit card, especially when the balance gets high — she’d rather pay cash or debit. She’s learning, though, the importance of paying down her balance regularly, and the value of the spend/repay cycle for building...