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B2B Payments
Election Season Has SMEs Stressed, Says Research
February 29, 2016

The United States is vast, with market fluctuations across state lines. Union Bank decided to examine the state of small businesses in the country but with a focus on the West Coast. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Moody’s Ascends On SME Lending With Acquisition
February 29, 2016

Moody’s is moving a bit closer to the world of small business lending. The company, which provides data and business intelligence solutions, like credit ratings and research for the financial world, said Thursday (Feb. 25) that it reached a deal to acquire a share of Finagraph....

B2B Payments
Evolving Habits In Businesses, Banks, And Bills
February 29, 2016

In this week’s Data Digest, we take a trip around the world to uncover the evolving habits of business payments and cash management. From a heightened use of mobile banking solutions, to more evidence of paper check abandonment, to the potential fiscal impact of the...

Payment Methods
UK Contactless Spending Surges Threefold
February 29, 2016

Contactless spending in the United Kingdom tripled last year to hit £7.75 billion ($10.76 billion) in transaction volume, marking a sharp spike from the £2.32 billion ($3.22 billion) spent in 2014. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Regulation
Samsung Gets $120M Apple Patent Battle Overturned
February 29, 2016

Most of the time, the big battles in retail take place on the battlefields of brick-and-mortar storefronts and customers’ keyboards. However, that doesn’t mean all the money corporations spend on legal team retainers is completely wasted. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Ex-Capital One Analyst To Pay $13.5M For Insider Trading
February 29, 2016

Ask any random person on the street about insider trading and they might point to Wall Street corruption or Martha Stewart. But how many know that financial crimes happen at some of the lower levels of the industry, too? Get the Full Story Complete the...

B2B Payments
For FIs, Finance Made Easier with a NYMBUS Cloud
February 29, 2016

In providing financial services, smaller FIs have to navigate decades-old legacy systems to get up to speed, and the NYMBUS mission is to do just that. CEO Alex Lopatine explains how a partnership with Geezeo is the latest salvo in helping these players compete against...

Alternative Finances
Lending Club Shaking Up Fee Model
February 29, 2016

When the legal system makes your business model a shaky one, change the model. 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...

Tim Cook Dishes On Apple Growth, Privacy Stance
February 29, 2016

A couple of hot topics surrounding Apple were recently addressed by none other than the company’s CEO himself. 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...