Disbursements
Blockchain-Powered Escrow Tools To Empower Freelancers And Content Creators
May 04, 2018

Payment frictions — from slow payments to non-payments — can easily sour relationships between freelancers and employers. But while gig workers want prompt payments, employers expect assurances that deliverables are being met. In the May Disbursements Tracker™, StratusCore CEO Denise Muyco discusses how a blockchain-based...

Retail
Sears Offers Online ‘LEASE IT’ Financing Program
May 04, 2018

Sears Holdings has announced that it has expanded its leasing program so that customers can easily finance a variety of products, both in-store and online. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Facebook
Facebook Adds Integration To Its Workplace Collaboration Tool
May 04, 2018

Facebook, aiming to gain market share in the office collaboration space where Slack dominates, has rolled out a way to add business tools to Workplace, its office collaboration tool. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
IBM Acquires Armanta For Watson Financial Services Portfolio
May 04, 2018

IBM has acquired New Jersey-based FinTech firm Armanta to join its Watson Financial Services portfolio. 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,...

Debt
Small Businesses To Use Tax Savings To Pay Down Debt
May 04, 2018

Small businesses polled by online lender LendingTree expect to see savings as a result of the tax reform bill signed into law late last year, with many planning on using the tax savings to pay down debt. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Reddit May Take Crypto Again, JP Morgan Applies For Blockchain Patent
May 04, 2018

Oscar Meyer is facing a potential problem with a bacon-backed cryptocurrency dubbed “Bacoin” that it promoted: Someone else might have come up with the idea first, Motherboard reported. Kirk Steele claims that he came up with the idea for a digital currency that is backed...

CFPB
PHH Walks Away From High Court Appeal On CFPB Constitutionality
May 04, 2018

PHH Corporation has decided not to appeal a case that questioned the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Google
Google Assistant Now Connected To More Than 5,000 Devices
May 04, 2018

Google announced news on Thursday (May 3) that its Google Assistant is now connected to more than 5,000 devices in the home. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

TRENDING: India’s ‘Bank In A Box’ Meets Customers Where They Are
May 04, 2018

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