consumers

Americans’ Debt Level Hits New High

Americans’ Debt Level Hits New High
Americans’ Debt Level Hits New High
August 16, 2017  |  Debt

America’s debt level hit another record high in the second quarter, after having surpassed its pre-crisis peak earlier in the year. Get the Full Story...

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UK Attorney Wants Permission To Appeal Mastercard Verdict
UK Attorney Wants Permission To Appeal Mastercard Verdict
August 15, 2017  |  Mastercard

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, the law firm that lodged a £14 billion consumer collective action against Mastercard, is gearing up to appeal a rejection by...

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The Score On Tencent’s Credit Scoring
The Score On Tencent’s Credit Scoring
August 15, 2017  |  Alternative Credit

Just about two years ago, Ant Financial announced it was launching its own consumer credit scoring model: Sesame Credit. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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PayPal Acquires Swift Financial To Expand SMB Lending Options
PayPal Acquires Swift Financial To Expand SMB Lending Options
August 11, 2017  |  Partnerships

The Great Recession had a crippling effect on credit markets across the board. Consumers, enterprise-sized businesses and small businesses (SMBs) all found themselves caught in...

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Google Launches Swipeable Carousel In Latest Move In eCommerce Race With Amazon
Google Launches Swipeable Carousel In Latest Move In eCommerce Race With Amazon
August 08, 2017  |  Google

When it comes to finding information, consumers “Google” it. When it comes to finding products, customers “Amazon” it. Though the eCommerce giant has yet to...

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The Russian Connection (To Alt Lending Globally)
The Russian Connection (To Alt Lending Globally)
August 08, 2017  |  Alternative Credit

ID Finance Co-Founders Boris Batine and Alexander Dunaev were far from newcomers to the world of finance when they started up their business in 2012....

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What Walmart Pay Knows That Apple Pay Doesn’t
What Walmart Pay Knows That Apple Pay Doesn’t
August 07, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

A lot of exciting things have happened in payments — and commerce, more broadly — over the last three years. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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The Buyers: Consumers, Post-Hacking
The Buyers: Consumers, Post-Hacking
August 04, 2017  |  Retail

Cyberattacks, ransomware attacks and more have taken businesses and people’s personal information and turned it upside-down over the past few decades. While a great source...

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