Chinese officials may have given the stamp of approval for the alternative lending market last week, but it’s foreign alt-financers that seem to be catching the most attention from Chinese companies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
In markets where alternative lending is booming, small businesses may have more of a choice to access financial products, but many experts say SMEs are actually overwhelmed by the number of choices they have when it comes to choosing a lender with which to work....
Big Data is set to play a massive role in the rejuvenation of small business lending throughout the world. As traditional banks slowed their application approval rates following the financial crisis, alternative lenders took charge and provided a new outlet for SMEs to access working...
MasterCard has formed new partnerships with Synchrony Financial and Citi Retail Services to take its tokenization efforts to the next level. 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...
The same technology that allows mobile device owners to protect their information by wiping data or disabling a phone remotely has also decreased the overall number of reported instances of smartphone theft in the U.S., a Consumer Reports study said last week. Get the Full...
Alternative lending – as has been well covered – offers a sort of dual-edged benefit/risk to its potential customer base, especially when those potential customers are subprime borrowers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
When it was announced last week (June 11) that Twitter’s CEO Dick Costolo would be stepping down and Twitter-co founder Jack Dorsey would be stepping in as interim CEO, the Twitter community embraced the announcement with mixed reactions. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
The more complicated the B2B payments problem, the less complex its solution has to be for businesses to implement. PYMNTS sat down with WEX’s SVP and General Manager of Virtual Payments, Jim Pratt, to get a look inside their V-card strategy and how companies from...
MasterCard announced yesterday (June 15) a new partnership with Ecobank to push electronic payments over the next 10 years in 32 sub-Saharan African countries – where, according to Michael Miebach, MasterCard President, Middle East and Africa, 90 percent of transactions are made in cash. Get the Full...
