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Alt-Lending Regulation Fears Won’t Stop Investors
July 22, 2016

It feels like 2014 again with the ongoing popularity of alternative lending startups. It’s even more surprising given that 2016 could be the year that regulation begins to really kick in for these lenders — in the U.S., that is. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Visa And PayPal Partner To Accelerate Digital Payments
July 21, 2016

Visa and PayPal today (July 21) announced a strategic partnership that will combine the power of the largest payments network in the world with the largest digital payments network in the world to give consumers more choice about how they pay when using their PayPal...

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Unicorn Watch: Hazy Summer Days, And One IPO Draws A Line
July 21, 2016

Unicorns have been as quiet as they are mystical over the past week plus, which may be an outgrowth of summer’s torpor or continued reticence over public markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Acapture Starts Processing Payments For Two eCommerce Sites
July 21, 2016

Acapture, an omnichannel payment processing platform, announced Thursday (Jul. 21) that it has started processing payments for CROWDYHOUSE and Boatsters, two eCommerce sites. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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eBay’s Earnings Show Second Quarter Of Strength
July 21, 2016

Doing some work to counteract the image that eBay is struggling with since its amicable divorce with PayPal, eBay has posted its second straight quarter of sales gains. The market surely took the results as a sign of a corner being turned, as stocks were...

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Is Spotify Worth An $8B IPO?
July 21, 2016

Spotify’s goal, according to recent reports based on the accounts of unnamed insiders, is to go public in the second half of 2017. By metrics, the firm is a tremendous success — by the numbers, it is the most successful music streaming service in the...

Hello Kitty Café Pops Up In California Mall
July 21, 2016

You can add another one to the growing list of unique and highly-specialized pop-ups — the Hello Kitty Café in the Irvine Spectrum Center mall in Irvine, California. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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NFL Experience Soon To Call Prime Times Square Retail Location Home
July 21, 2016

No longer will you have to travel all the way to the Super Bowl to, um, experience the NFL Experience. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas — To Shoppers Already Saving For The Holidays
July 21, 2016

Have you started saving for your Christmas gifts yet? 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,...