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Alternative Finances
Facing Tougher Times, Prosper Marketplace Is Making Deep Staff Cuts
May 04, 2016

Big cuts are coming to Prosper Marketplace. According to Wall Street Journal reports, the online lender is shedding 28 percent of its staff and rearranging its executive team. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

B2B Payments
SMEs’ $3B Security Blunder
May 04, 2016

Small businesses are increasingly targeted by cyberthieves looking for easy prey. A new report from JAVELIN has uncovered the price of being an easy target. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

PayMe Taps eInvoicing Into Early Supplier Payments
May 04, 2016

A new solution from invoice finance firm Aztec Exchange wants to get suppliers on board with early payments, a way for suppliers to get paid faster for their outstanding invoices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Mobile, Contactless Fleet Payments Tool In The Works
May 04, 2016

Fleet and mobile can go hand in hand, considering drivers’ lack of stagnancy and need of constant communication with their managers. But mobile payments for fleet drivers are, so far, sparse compared to the consumer payments space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Faster Payments
Collaborations Bringing Faster Payments Up To Speed
May 04, 2016

The world is getting faster, and payments are trying to keep up. In this month’s Faster Payments Tracker™, PYMNTS spoke with Steve Ledford, TCH’s Senior Vice President for Product and Strategy, and Russ Waterhouse, TCH’s Executive Vice President for Product Development and Strategy, about their...

B2B Payments
Turning On Autopilot For Fleet Payments And Data
May 04, 2016

The fleet management space, says Fleetio Marketing Director Lori Higdon, is a bit “old school.” Sure, a business’ need to transport goods from point A to point B is as old as trade and commerce itself. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Digital Banking
Finding Value In The Digital Banking Lifestyle
May 04, 2016

Consumers have come to expect the ability to bank digitally, but is there a way to make the experience more than just a transaction? In the latest installment of our Commander-in-Chief series, Glen Fossella, EVP of Enterprise Growth at Urban FT, explains why spurring growth...

Investments
B2B Deals Bust (And Zooz Raises Funds For International Moves )
May 04, 2016

On the consumer end of an eCommerce transaction – these days clicking the buy buttons is usually the end of the road, one way or the other.  Usually, the transaction goes through – the widget goes into the mail and everyone goes to bed happy....

Merchant Innovation
Uber’s Loyalty Play Links Merchant Deals To Free Rides
May 04, 2016

Uber has shown that it’s far from shy about putting its brand alongside other ventures, and it’s recently demonstrated propensity for non-automotive transport is an indication that innovators there don’t lack the spine to take some risks when necessary. Get the Full Story Complete the...