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Lending Club IPO Could Set Tone For All Alternative Lenders
December 02, 2014

Preparing for its IPO, peer-to-peer lending leader Lending Club said Monday (Dec. 1) that it would price its shares at $10-$12, which would value the company at about $4 billion. That move would also raise as much as $692.4 million. But The New York Times...

International
Bitcoin Getting Bigger In Korea
December 02, 2014

South Korean bitcoin exchange Korbit has cut a deal to accept bitcoin for one of the biggest media and entertainment companies in Asia, Bitcoinist reported on Monday (Dec. 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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eCommerce Poses Threats To SMBs
December 02, 2014

Competing in the e-Commerce space can be tough enough for big retailers, leaving it that much tougher for the small, local stores to get their voices heard and products seen online. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Pizza Hut’s New Menu Reads Minds & Creates Perfect Pie in 2.5 Seconds
December 02, 2014

Pizza Hut is making it easier for customers who can’t make up their minds about what to order by offering up a tech-savvy tablet-based menu that relies on eye movements to create the perfect pie. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Apple Pay
NCR Silver Merchants Prefer Bitcoin to Apple Pay
December 02, 2014

Small businesses using NCR’s Silver tablet-based point-of-sale system are steadily asking about bitcoin but not showing much interest in Apple Pay, NCR product manager Reggie Kimble told Finextra. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Europe
Amazon’s Tricky Overseas Expansion
December 02, 2014

Amazon’s overseas expansion into Europe has already hit a snag. Amazon’s emergence into the market was putting pressure on Europe’s postal firms, but now it’s been announced that the e-Commerce giant is dropping same-day delivery in the U.K. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Apple Pay
Hackers’ Prime Target: Apple Pay
December 02, 2014

Apple Pay is already popular with consumers, which means that it will also become a popular target for cybercrime. 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...

Europe
The Invisible ATM Skimmer
December 02, 2014

Cyberthieves are now bypassing traditional ATM “skimmers” and wiring directly into a cash machine’s own card-reading hardware through a hidden hole in the ATM, TechCrunch reported on Monday (Dec. 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Amazon Strategy Boosts Kindle and Fire
December 02, 2014

Some of Amazon’s strategic investments have been questioned, but it appears the Amazon Kindle and Fire tablet are paying off, The Street reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...