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Tripwire Donates Cybersecurity Analytics To Penn State
April 22, 2014

Tripwire, Inc., a provider of risk-based security and compliance management solutions,  announced a gift of a  cloud-based risk and analytics cybersecurity service to the Center for Cyber Security, Information Privacy and Trust at Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST). This  provides a license to...

B2B Payments
Commercial Financing For 2014 Perspectives
April 22, 2014

CIT Corporate Finance executives shared their insights on the challenges and opportunities ahead for middle market companies in 2014. 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...

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Taking Procurement Back to School
April 22, 2014

Higher education procurement is a multibillion-dollar enterprise, with tens of thousands of dollars spent annually to keep an institution running. As universities are faced with the challenges of quickly adapting to a fast-moving higher education ecosystem, industry solutions have emerged to help universities keep up...

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Writing a Check to Pay for a Private Jet?
April 22, 2014

Rarely, when a company or individual goes to pay for a new Boeing or Airbus, does one expect the buyer to pay in cash. However, that is just what has been happening in the recent years. Boeing, the largest seller of widebody airplanes, has forecast...

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Corporate Loan Demand Weakens In Japan
April 22, 2014

A Bank of Japan quarterly survey showed Monday that corporate demand for bank loans has declined for the first time in three quarters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Alternative Finances
Mobile Insiders: A VC Goes to Boston
April 22, 2014

Paul Purcell, co-founder of Continental Advisors, is on the Board of LevelUp, was the lead investor in WePay's recent capital raise and is on the management committee of Veritec, which is a POS software company that helps small dollar lenders remain compliant with state regs....

International
Frrole Starts With Crowd-Funding, Ends Up With $245K In Angel Investment
April 22, 2014

Frrole, an India-based data analytics start-up that combs Twitter looking for patterns and trends that could be interesting and actionable for businesses, has just raised $245K in Angel funding from investors including former head of Yahoo! R&D centre in India Sharad Sharma, Eka Software founder Manav Garg and Google’s...

Europe
Another Roadblock for Uber in Europe
April 22, 2014

Despite its German-inspired name, ride-sharing service Uber has faced nothing but difficulty launching in Europe. After fizzling in France and inspiring the ire of thousands of cab drivers, Uber has come to another stop sign, this time in Spain. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Merchant Innovation
These Start-ups Save Consumers Time and Money
April 22, 2014

Several e-commerce startups, including StarWind, global leader in software storage, highlight this week’s Startup Roundup.