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Merchant Innovation
Milk. Cereal. Baby Food: Amazon’s Ingredients For A Private Label Play
May 29, 2015

Amazon, in its ongoing campaign to sell everyone everything, is getting ready to launch a slew of private label brands which will include foodstuffs such as milk, cereal, and baby food, as well as household cleaners, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. Amazon...

Doha Bank Pioneers Qatar’s Digital SME FinServ
May 28, 2015

The world’s largest banks are facing growing pressure among regulators to increase their lending to small businesses, but the demand for SME financial services remains unfulfilled. That gap gives some of the smaller banks and alternative finance player a chance to secure a big segment...

Meeting The SME Banking Demands Of Generation Z
May 28, 2015

Small business owners, especially those in so-called Generation Z, are reportedly pushing changes to their nation’s banking sector, and not necessarily in the ways one might expect. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

With Integrated Big Data Stack, Basho Could be on Right Path
May 28, 2015

Basho, a database and big data company may be charting a smooth path going forward under its new CEO, Adam Wray, according to Forbes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

B2B Payments
X-Border Payments Startup Nabs $11M Backing
May 28, 2015

Kantox, the London-based online currency exchange platform focused on small and medium enterprises, has raised $11 million in Series B financing from a trio of existing investors, TechCrunch reported Wednesday (May 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Regulators Sign Off On Alibaba-Affliated Online Bank
May 28, 2015

MYbank, the online financial institution tied to China’s Alibaba Group Holding, has been granted approval by the Chinese banking regulatory body to begin operations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Visa CEO Talks Apple Pay, Union Pay, Visa Europe Potential
May 28, 2015

Addressing the crowd at the Sanford Bernstein Conference yesterday (May 27), Visa CEO Charlie Scharf shared some insight into the two regions of the world that the payments industry has been focused on when it comes to regulatory matters: China and Europe. Get the Full Story Complete the...

US Consumer Confidence Bounces Back From April Dip
May 28, 2015

U.S. consumers seemed a little more sanguine in May on the state of the nation’s economy, as the Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index rose to 95.4, up from April’s 94.3 level. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Mobile Commerce
European M-Banking Startup Monese Gets Big Backing
May 28, 2015

Monese, the newest player in the European mobile banking startup, has yet to launch and it’s already getting the backing of some big names. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...