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Alternative Finances
iwoca Rides The Rising Alt Lending Tide
August 18, 2015

They may call August the lazy days of summer, but don’t tell the team at iwoca that - they just secured $20 million in new venture funding and their CEO is on tour in Asia with the U.K.’s Prime Minister. They’ve been a bit under...

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eBay Names New CMO
August 18, 2015

The PayPal split is over and done, and life is going on at eBay with a high-profile new hire. 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...

B2B Payments
How Earthport And Ripple Are Teaming Up To Make Cross-Border Payments Instant
August 18, 2015

A decade ago, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman gave birth to an intellectual debate with his declaration that globalization – driven by technology and the digitization of business and trade — had rendered the world effectively “flat.” Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Breaking Down Borders From The Inside
August 18, 2015

Successful eCommerce domestically does not necessarily translate to cross-border success. What can merchants do to make the leap from national to global? In discussing the latest X-Border Optimization Index, MPD CEO Karen Webster and John Phillips, Head of Marketing at Digital River World Payments, tackle...

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Can Governments Ignite Financial Inclusion Programs?
August 18, 2015

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Controversial
Experts Point To Fingerprint Security Vulnerabilities
August 17, 2015

From unlocking a phone to paying for a purchase, our fingerprints have now evolved into more than just a way to identify ourselves. But at this year’s Black Hat USA conference, an annual global information security event series, FireEye researcher Yulong Zhang expressed some concerns...

B2B Payments
Japanese Regs Battle Problematic Corporate Culture
August 17, 2015

Last week, the American Accounting Association published findings of its corporate treasury research that found for-profit companies are more likely to hire someone that shows a willingness to manipulate financial data for the purpose of making a corporation’s books seem more appealing to investors. Get...

VCs Take Invoice Financing To The Auction Block
August 17, 2015

U.K.-based startup MarketInvoice has just secured a multimillion round of investment, a signal that venture capitalists are putting their faith behind the company’s unique business model. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

AR Management Heads To The Cloud
August 17, 2015

Two payment processors are teaming up to provide accounts receivables management services in an effort to streamline and automate the way businesses get paid. Reports published late last week said U.S.-based Heartland Payment Systems is teaming up with Canada-based VersaPay to launch a cloud-based AR...