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How Much Is Google Messing With Search Results?
June 30, 2015

How much is Google messing with search results? A lot, claims Tim Wu, a legal scholar and former FTC adviser. In a 46-page, Yelp-funded study, Wu and coauthor Michael Luca, a Harvard Business School economist, explain how Google knowingly manipulates search results. Get the Full...

Is Sovereign Immunity For Tribal Payday Lending Coming To An End?
June 30, 2015

Short-term loans, known colloquially as payday lending, never fails to elicit a big response — if not always a consistent one. Foes of the practice point to the high double and triple digit annual interest rates and consumers swept into never-ending cycles of debt as...

Dawn Of The Financial Inclusion Revolution
June 30, 2015

Too many people worldwide have been living without financial services for too long. Michael Liberty, Founder and Leader of Global Strategic Initiatives at Mozido, says that it’s time for a revolution – and he shares his plan for igniting it.

Microsoft Partner Bolsters Cloud With Acquisition
June 29, 2015

Microsoft has been on a quest to bolster its enterprise solutions, with CEO Satya Nadella declaring the dawn of SaaS – a sign that Microsoft is now turning to the cloud to provide companies with the technology they need to better manage money and operations....

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JD.com’s Quest To Boost Credit Scoring In China
June 29, 2015

One of the largest challenges within the alternative lending space is risk mitigation. Many small businesses turn to alternative finance because they are deemed too risky by mainstream banks to secure a loan. And while alt-lenders can provide much-needed working capital, they must provide a...

Alibaba Opens B2B Platform In India
June 29, 2015

Alibaba is at it again with its expansion in India, and as the company stays true to the B2B eCommerce model, its latest venture simultaneously looks to strengthen the position of small businesses in the nation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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UK SME Lender Preps IPO, Mulls Banking License
June 29, 2015

As the number of so-called “challenger” banks across the U.K. increases, yet another small business finance company is considering entering the industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Global Spotlight: Kenya
June 29, 2015

As a continent filled with still developing economies, Africa is rarely mentioned in the conversation of B2B payments innovation. But in Kenya, recent progress in the space not only reveals who the nation is looking to in order to implement its own policies but shows...

Congress Brings Export-Import Bank Lending To A Standstill
June 29, 2015

The U.S. Export-Import Bank has been the source of political schism in recent years, but last week, the future of the government export credit body landed in a new state of jeopardy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...