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MoneyLion Raises $22.5 Million In VC Funding To Expand
December 06, 2016

MoneyLion, the mobile personal finance platform that leverages machine-learning analytics, announced it raised $22.5 million in a Series A venture capital funding round led by Edison Partners. That, coupled with $650 million in existing debt facilities, will fund the company’s growth and expand its lending...

Security & Fraud
Pittsburgh Business Lost Almost $400K In Cyberhacks
December 06, 2016

Federal prosecutors and FBI agents in Pittsburgh said that a business in Pennsylvania incurred significant financial impacts due to an international cybercrime operation taken down by federal authorities and the European Union last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Regulation
Fed Governor Warns FinTechs Against Social Media Underwriting
December 06, 2016

FinTechs that want to use data from social media for credit underwriting got a warning from Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard, who said they could run afoul of fair lending laws if they rely on social media data. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B Payments
Tradeshift Lands In Santander’s Investment Portfolio
December 06, 2016

B2B supply chain management company Tradeshift just secured backing from Santander’s venture capital arm. 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...

B2B Payments
Personal Money Service Expands Business Loan Offerings
December 06, 2016

Personal Money Service is expanding its loan product offerings to corporate borrowers. The firm announced Monday (Dec. 5) that it is rolling out several new loan products in response to continued demand for working capital among business owners. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

B2B Payments
Why Chinese Banks Are Selling Dollars To Corporates
December 06, 2016

Corporates offloading Chinese renminbi overseas have local banks scrambling to stunt the outflow of local currency, according to reports. 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...

B2B Payments
Time For Distributed Ledger To Get Practical
December 06, 2016

Blockchain will change everything — or so many analysts thought. The hype over distributed ledger may have hit its apex, and we’re already seeing evidence of its decline. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Investments
Payments Stocks Take Breather, Momentum Renews
December 05, 2016

Movements in payments stocks was decidedly to the downside, as declining names showed more dramatic shifting than did advancing issues. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Merchant Innovation
Atom Tickets: Bring Viewers Back To Theaters
December 05, 2016

It’s no small task. Most know by now that the movie theater industry has been through some considerable struggles in the past few years. MPAA statistics show that theater admissions in North America have been flat in recent years. In 2015, 1.32 billion tickets were...