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Google Creates Payments Platform To Manage Users’ Financial Data
June 29, 2015

Google Payments is handling users’ financial data, ranging across apps including Android Pay and Google Wallet, VentureBeat reported Friday (June 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Alibaba Rival Launches Credit Service With ZestFinance
June 29, 2015

JD.com has soundly secured the second place spot in China’s eCommerce market behind Alibaba, but now it wants to take on the eCommerce giant in another industry: credit scoring. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

UK Cybersecurity Firm Gets $1.6B Value Post IPO Price
June 29, 2015

Sophos, the IT security firm, revealed the pricing of its initial public offering, bringing the total valuation of the company to £1 billion and marking one of the largest flotations by a technology company in the U.K., TechCrunch reported late last week. Get the Full...

Cross-border Payments
PayByPhone Targets Easier Urban Parking
June 29, 2015

PayByPhone, the mobile payments company that is focused on parking, said on Friday (June 26) in a release that it is streamlining the experience in a city setting. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Alternative Credit
PayNearMe Sets The Record Straight (About Layoffs And Fundraising)
June 29, 2015

Financial services startup PayNearMe is not as well-known as some of the other high-tech players in the game — largely a consequence of who its target audience is. The firm’s focus are not tech-savvy players after all but instead the 25 or so percent of U.S. consumers...

A&P’s Late-Pay Feud With Supplier Heads To Court
June 26, 2015

The topic of late payments is often focused on the U.K. Lawmakers there are facing growing frustration among its small suppliers that say they have to wait too long, sometimes months, to get paid from their large corporate buyers. Get the Full Story Complete the...

B2B Payments
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...

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...

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...