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Braintree Releases Q4 2014 Recap
February 03, 2015

On Jan. 31, Braintree CEO Bill Ready released a recap of his company’s Q4 performance, where he highlights the new partnership with PayPal, as well as the huge growth company services, including fund-sharing program Venmo, have experienced thanks to both the PayPal partnership as well...

WSJ: Venture Capital Hits 14-Year High in 2014
February 03, 2015

2014 will go down as the most lucrative year for venture capital since 2000, largely because of a greater emphasis on late-stage funding of tech firms that choose to stay private longer than their predecessors did during the dot-com bubble at the beginning of the last...

Paym and the Fed’s Push for Faster Payments
February 03, 2015

On Jan. 26, the Federal Reserve released their plans to explore faster payments more in depth, with a potential release of their study on Feb. 24-26 at the Eastpay Conference in Orlando. While the payments world, to quote MPD CEO Karen Webster, is on “pins and needles”...

Loyalty & Rewards
Amazon Taps Into College Networks
February 03, 2015

Amazon already has a marketplace for college textbooks on its site, so its most recent move with three major universities to team up to sell more college-related goods seems like the next logical step to tap into the college market. Get the Full Story Complete...

Jack Ma Says Regulator Issues Resolved
February 03, 2015

Last week was a tense one for Alibaba and the regulators, but it appears the controversy between the Chinese e-commerce giant and China’s State Administration of Industry and Commerce has come to an end — at least for the time being, according to The Business...

What B2B Can Learn from the P2P Crowdfunding Model
February 03, 2015

Digital crowdfunding has gone viral among individuals – a World Bank-commissioned study predicted that P2P crowdfunding could hit $96 billion by 2025, with funds pouring in for ventures ranging from commercial 3-D printing technology development, to video games and movies, to one man raising nearly...

Lending Marketplace Biz2Credit Adds Fortis As A Payment Partner
February 03, 2015

Small business alternative lender Biz2Credit has added Fortis Payments to its roster of payment partners. 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,...

Cybersecurity
Researchers: Anonymized Data Isn’t
February 03, 2015

A new study shows that even when real names and other personal information are stripped from customer data, it’s often possible to use just a few pieces of the information to identify a specific person, the New York Times reported. Get the Full Story Complete...

Cybersecurity
Another Online Parking Service Is Hit By Payment Card Thefts
February 03, 2015

Another online airport parking reservation service has apparently been hit by a payment card breach — and once again the breach has links to the massive card thefts from Target and Home Depot, according to Krebs on Security. Get the Full Story Complete the form...