FICO is putting its analytics capabilities to work at universities in need of tools to manage their spend when operating with grant money. A new collaboration with Stanford University will see FICO’s Falcon Assurance Navigator launch at schools using grant funds to procure and spend,...
As skepticism over the vitality of the alternative lending space grows, one marketplace lender in the invoice financing sector is looking to quell any investor anxiety. Platform Black announced on Monday (June 6) that it will underwrite the first 10 percent of every invoice auction...
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Blockchain technology firm Ripple, along with payment platform Expertus, want to make it easier for the world’s financial institutions to test out the blockchain. To do so, the companies announced Monday (June 6) a joint venture that lets banks and other FIs experiment with the...
On the consumer side of payments, checks have been all but declared dead. However, on the commercial side, it’s a vastly different story. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Described by Karen Webster as retail’s brewing Rumble in the Jungle, the ongoing face-off between Amazon and Walmart bears an almost uncanny resemblance to the legendary boxing showdown between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. Amazon plays the Ali role as the nimble, inventive and infinitely creative...
Consumers love social media and of course consumers love ice cream. It seems like it should be the perfect peanut butter meets jelly experience, but recent events and data suggest that the pairing does not go together with quite “wing and a smile” efficiency. Get the...
The National Retail Federation has asked the FTC to investigate the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council on the grounds that credit card companies “unfairly leverage their brands.” The NRF further alleges that the market power exerted by the credit card companies — Visa,...
After dropping the once much ballyhooed Buy Buttons, the world has been wondering what exactly Twitter’s next big idea is for monetizing its popular (but not overly profitably) social media platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
