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B2B Payments
Hailing Taxis, And More, For Road Warriors
April 07, 2016

There’s more to corporate travel than jets and rental cars. Here’s one firm that is using B2B technology to streamline getting business travelers from place to place across London and the U.K. at large.

Regulation
FDIC Throttles Back New Bank Requirements
April 07, 2016

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is planning to reduce what American Banker termed “heightened regulatory scrutiny” that would envelop newly chartered banks from seven years to three years as institutionalized in the period following the financial crisis. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

German Online Lender Grabs $37M To Ramp Products
April 07, 2016

Finanzcheck, a German consumer online lender, has raised €33 million ($37 million) in Series C funding, according to a TechCrunch report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Financial Inclusion
Why Credit Score Volatility Isn’t All Bad
April 07, 2016

The question is not just if credit scores will change, but how much will they change, and in what situations are these fluctuations actually meaningful to lenders? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Security & Fraud
Accused International Cybercriminals Nabbed In Raid
April 07, 2016

German police have an accused cybercriminal who may be tied to a massive international cyber ring. 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...

10 Need-To-Know Mobile Payments Facts
April 07, 2016

Mobile payments, as it always does, made a lot of news this week. We dug deep to find the 10 need-to-know stats that make their mark this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Payment Methods
Speeding Along To Same Day ACH Payments
April 06, 2016

The biggest firms in the nation are gearing up for same day ACH payments – an eventuality that could hit in September of this year. As reported by NACHA, the electronic payments association, the readiness was disclosed in a survey that had been conducted by...

Barclays Supports Circle Social Payments App
April 06, 2016

Circle, the social payments app that runs on bitcoin’s blockchain, launched with support from Barclays as part of a new partnership. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Merchant Innovation
IKEA’s VR Future
April 06, 2016

Putting together a piece of furniture from IKEA is a test in both spatial awareness and one’s mental capacity to resist the fall into insanity. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...