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Fintech Investments
UK Auto Financing Startup Grows 1000%
February 24, 2017

One of the more onerous tasks in adult life is servicing your car. Motoring costs, such as replacement tires or timing belts can create sudden, unexpected bills. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Digital Banking
New Digital Bank Launches To … Encourage Saving
February 24, 2017

PurePoint Financial, a new division of MUFG Union Bank, N.A., announced the inception of its new hybrid digital bank aimed at committed savers. The offering is in direct response to a U.S. savings rate of only 5.4 percent. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Investments
Hiatus App Tracks Subscriptions, Scores $1.2M Seed
February 24, 2017

The subscription model has taken off across commerce categories in recent years. It’s a versatile business model being used by merchants across segments to both reach and keep consumers. But as the number of subscriptions increases, it’s becoming easier for consumers to forget what they’re...

Mobile Payments
Mastercard And Gulf Partner To Power Payments At The Pump
February 24, 2017

Gulf Oil’s new Gulf Pay app has a Masterpass-shaped update coming its way.  Mastercard has formally announced plans to integrate its digital payments platform into Gulf’s new mobile payment play. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Security & Fraud
Cloudflare’s Software Bug Creates Security Concerns For Thousands Of Corporate Clients
February 24, 2017

Cloudflare — a widely used internet service provider — is reporting a security bug that has caused a data leak and a flood of potential security hassles for its corporate clients. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

B2B Payments
Ahead Of PSD2, Opening Data, Opening Banking
February 24, 2017

With less than a year to go, PSD2 looms and will change the way banks deal with, and deal out, data. Capgemini’s Jeroen Hölscher, head of the global payments and cards practice at the consulting firm, weighs in on the changes that are coming for payments...

B2B Payments
Alexa Authentication A Natural Fit For SME Banking
February 24, 2017

The way FinTech adoption goes, it’s usually the consumers who first jump onto a new technology, and corporate users typically follow later. Mike Carter, chief marketing officer for D3 Banking, doesn’t expect that pattern to be disrupted when it comes to the adoption of voice...

B2B Payments
Amex Launches B2B Payments Platform In India
February 24, 2017

American Express is readying the launch of a corporate payments platform in India, reports said Thursday (Feb. 23). 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...

Payments Innovation
Does Commerce Have A Role To Play In Virtual Reality?
February 24, 2017

Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are the latest buzz phrases popping up across a wide array of industries and use cases, but is there truly a place for these new technologies in commerce? Matt Ozvat, head of developer integrations at Vantiv, joined Karen...