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Retail
After Six Years Of Solid Sales, Has Auto Industry Peaked?
September 08, 2016

After six years of steadily increasing sales, culminating in record figures for 2015, auto sales finally appear to be sputtering out. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Retail
Google’s Newfound Passion For Fashion
September 08, 2016

Google apparently wants in on the fashion shopping business, too. 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 this...

Millennials Are Buying More Gift Cards Than Ever — For Themselves
September 08, 2016

Maybe millennials really are a self-centered bunch? 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 this form, you agree...

Financial Inclusion
There Are Fewer Unbanked Americans, According To The FDIC
September 08, 2016

With increasingly few exceptions, the ranks of the unbanked seem to be on the decline, according to new data released by the FDIC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

CFPB
Finance Fundamentals For Digital Fledglings
September 08, 2016

If startup innovators and finance experts are struggling to keep ahead of the curve in the rapidly evolving digital and physical finance world, educators and curricula developers are surely a few steps behind. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has released a report that contains...

Investments
SoFi Aims At A $500M Funding Round
September 08, 2016

Online lender Social Finance, Inc. (SoFi) has clearly decided to embrace the “go big or go home” mantra with its latest push for funding in the face of generally waning enthusiasm about the whole tech-backed lending concept. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Mobile Payments
Consumers In France Aren’t Using Mobile Devices For Payment
September 08, 2016

Consumers in France may be using their mobile phones and devices to shop online, but when it comes to how they pay, mobile payment methods aren’t as popular. That’s according to a new report by CCM Benchmark on digital commerce. Get the Full Story Complete...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Intel And TPG To Form Standalone Cybersecurity Company McAfee
September 08, 2016

Intel announced on Wednesday (Sept. 7) that it reached an agreement with TPG to create a newly formed, jointly owned, independent cybersecurity company that will be named McAfee. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Regulation
UPDATED: Comptroller Sanctions Wells Fargo; CFPB Fines It $100 Million
September 08, 2016

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