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Western Union’s Cross-Border Tools Diversify
April 17, 2015

As the European Union looks toward new ways to facilitate cross-border payments, Western Union is working on its own service to strengthen international commerce. The company announced Wednesday (April 15) that it will launch a new partnership in the U.K. to boost its cross-border payments...

B2B Payments
B2B Investment Tracker, April 10 – 16
April 17, 2015

The first quarter of 2015 has come to a close, and Q2 has opened up with a bang in B2B investments with venture capitalists creating one of the busiest weeks of the year in B2B funding. Software-as-a-Service and alternative finance maintained their popularity among investors,...

Italy’s New Crowdfunding Rules Leaves 99.98% of SMEs Out In The Cold
April 17, 2015

In July of 2013, Italy was the first European country to enact crowdfunding regulations. Despite being an early adopter, to date very few businesses have successfully raised capital using the online portals established by the rules. Now a year and a half later, the Italian...

Boomerang Commerce Tests Retail Pricing Strategy
April 17, 2015

Want to test pricing options for your retail business? Boomerang Commerce has a platform for that. 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...

MoneyStream Looks to the Future with $3.2M Investment
April 17, 2015

The predictive technology of MoneyStream has earned it $3.2 million in Series A funding. 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...

Monitise Puts API Platform in the Cloud
April 17, 2015

Monitise is headed onward and upward — or at least its API platform is. 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...

Smartphone-Only Bank NUMBER26 Gets $10.8M Deposit
April 17, 2015

NUMBER26, the startup bank that operates entirely on a smartphone, has pulled in €10 million ($10.8 million) in funding. 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...

Jack Dorsey Says Square Just “Wants To Make Commerce Easier”
April 17, 2015

Mel Brooks famously observed that it is good to be the king, but while few of us will ever intentionally pass up a turn in the throne, there are downsides to the crown. When the going gets tough, the king is the person most at risk of...

International
China Halts Exclusionary Banking Tech Policy
April 17, 2015

China has apparently changed course from a policy that would have effectively locked foreign technology firms out of the nation’s banking sector. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...