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Western Union Partners To Improve Stock Market Access
June 29, 2016

Western Union Business Solutions, operating within currency exchange, said Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with DriveWealth to bring better access to the stock market to individual investors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

First Data’s Bid To Go Beyond Payments Acceptance
June 29, 2016

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow, goes the old saying. 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...

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Lending Club Says Ex-CEO Inflated Company’s Volumes
June 29, 2016

Online lender Lending Club said Tuesday (June 28) that its founder and former CEO borrowed from the company in what amounted to an effort to boost the reported lending volumes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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For Ex-Im Bank, On-Off Again
June 29, 2016

Politics and, depending on your POV, gridlock, are at the heart of a holdup in import/export deals of size. Here's how it impacts access to federal trade finance when firms go global.

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Hackers’ New Tool? Computer Fan Sounds
June 29, 2016

Where there’s a will, there’s a way – and the statement can’t me more true when it comes to hackers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

The Hidden Financial Services Unicorn
June 29, 2016

High flying. Tech-centric. Illusive. In demand. Temperamental. That’s the millennial – the unicorn of the financial services industry. TSYS Director Jeff Hampton offers some insight from his company’s brand new research on how to capture their hearts, minds and spend of a group that will...

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What US Finserv’s Growth In Cuba Means For Corporates
June 29, 2016

On Tuesday (June 28), U.S.-Cuba relations hit another mini milestone following President Obama’s visit to the island in March, marking the first time in decades a sitting president had done so and pushing the U.S. forward in efforts to improve relations with the country.  Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Investment App Investing In Itself To Fight Fraud
June 29, 2016

When you run a platform that lets 80K users buy stocks online for as little as $5 a pop, you better know who’s on each end of that trade. Authenticating those consumers is critical, StashInvest co-founder and president Brandon Krieg told PYMNTS, to staying in...

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UK Challenger Bank Suffers Asset Finance Breach
June 29, 2016

A British bank revealed this week that it discovered a breach within its asset finance unit, and its CFO announced his resignation Tuesday (June 28) as new details surface regarding the irregularities of some loan underwriting practices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...