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P2P Lender SoFi Secures 80M In Series C Funding
April 04, 2014

Peer-to-peer lending service SoFi has recently announced securing $80 million in a Series C funding round led by Discovery Capital Management, with Peter Thiel, Wicklow Capital and existing investors participating. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Merchant Innovation
Enterprise Infrastructure Specialist Boundary Raises $22 Million
April 04, 2014

A firm called Boundary that monitors the performance of companies’ technical infrastructures to help their applications and services stay online reportedly has raised $22 million in a Series C funding round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Congress Weighs In On Bitcoin For SMBs
April 04, 2014

Lots of folks have opinions on the pros and cons of Bitcoin, and last week, the House Committee on Small Business heard various views on the benefits and risks associated with small businesses dabbling in the cryptocurrency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Costco Taps UK Model To Drive eCommerce
April 04, 2014

Costco reportedly has solicited the help of design and development firm Reply and SAP’s e-commerce data management subsidiary hybris to optimize its Mexico wholesale website. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Alternative Credit
MasterCard Sees 40% Jump In APMEA Prepaid GDR
April 04, 2014

MasterCard’s prepaid card business in the Asia/Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA) region experienced a 40 percent increase in year-over-year gross dollar volume last year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Cybersecurity
State Attorneys General Probing Experian Breach
April 04, 2014

 U.S. state attorneys general reportedly have launched a multistate investigation into a breach in which crooks allegedly gained access to some 200 million Social Security numbers via a unit of credit bureau Experian PLC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Mobile
New Insights Into How Merchants Use Mobile
April 04, 2014

A major shift is underway in how merchants position mobile payments as a source of revenue, according to new research from fraud-prevention specialist Kount. Some 2,000 folks responded to Kount’s recently released free report “Mobile Payments & Fraud Survey: 2014 Report,” including 1,000 online merchants....

B2B Payments
Friday Factoids
April 04, 2014

There’s so much data influencing the industry today that it can be hard to stay on top of everything. PYMNTS.com’s Friday Factoids are the perfect solution for innovators, entrepreneurs or observers trying to keep up with all the latest information. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Bitcoin Tracker | Week 18
April 03, 2014

PYMNTS.com Bitcoin Index:  http://www.pymnts.com/data-research/ . 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 form, you agree to receive marketing...