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Is China’s Shadow Banking Worth The Risk?
June 26, 2015

China’s current lending market is a complicated one. The nation’s State Council issued a statement earlier this month welcoming crowdfunding as a way to stimulate economic growth, while its P2P lending sector is among the world’s largest. But traditional banks’ disdain for the market, coupled...

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B2B Investment Tracker, June 19-26
June 26, 2015

The Breakdown: $126.2 million invested SaaS/Big Data: 80.5% FinTech: 14% Logistics: 5.5% 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...

Last Year’s Stellar FinTech Figures
June 26, 2015

We may be halfway through 2015, but analysts are still peeking back at 2014 to examine trends in the world of financial technology investment. According to a new report, 2014 was a massively lucrative year for investment in the space. Get the Full Story Complete...

What Businesses Really Think Of Big Data
June 26, 2015

This week was a busy one for Big Data. Oracle released its quarterly earnings report revealing impressive growth in its SaaS data analytics operations, predicted by analysts to soon outgrow current market leader Salesforce. At the same time, BlackBerry published its own quarterly figures, eyed...

New Startup Helps Retailers Track Buying Patterns
June 26, 2015

For retailers, being off the mark on buying patterns can be costly. 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...

Citigroup’s Retail Banking Reorg
June 26, 2015

Citigroup will combine its retail banking and mortgage operations, according to a memo viewed by Reuters, the newswire said in an article on Thursday (June 25). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Ant Financial Ready To Take On Tencent’s Internet Bank
June 26, 2015

The Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial has officially launched its Internet bank, MYbank. 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...

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Omnichannel’s Ugly Side
June 26, 2015

An omnichannel platform gives consumers and businesses the ability to shop anywhere and at anytime, but this presents a unique challenge to the sellers expected to satisfy the demand for products across channels. PYMNTS sat down with Ahin Thomas, head of marketing at Symphony Commerce,...

Can FIs Get In Front Of Fraud?
June 26, 2015

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