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B2B Payments Firm PayMate Enters SMB Lending Market
B2B Payments Firm PayMate Enters SMB Lending Market
October 15, 2018  |  B2B Payments

India-based PayMate is expanding its offering beyond B2B payment services as it steps into the small business (SMB) lending market. Reports in The Hindu BusinessLine...

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Will Risky Supplier Financing Light The $1.3T Debt Bomb’s Fuse?
Will Risky Supplier Financing Light The $1.3T Debt Bomb’s Fuse?
October 12, 2018  |  Debt

Stock markets around the globe seem to be in freefall. Interest rates are marching higher. Sears, at least at the time this article, is prepping for...

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Brex’s Plan For Its New $125M In Funding
Brex’s Plan For Its New $125M In Funding
October 12, 2018  |  Investments

When Brex CEO Henrique Dubugras first started out as an entrepreneur, his first destination wasn’t finance — it was virtual reality (VR) technology. But that changed...

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Divvy Lands $30M To Disrupt The Homeownership Model
Divvy Lands $30M To Disrupt The Homeownership Model
October 10, 2018  |  Investments

Homeownership startup Divvy announced that it has raised $30 million in equity and debt from Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from seed investors Caffeinated Capital, DFJ...

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Will Square’s Stock Drop Shift Attention To Credit Risk?
Will Square’s Stock Drop Shift Attention To Credit Risk?
October 09, 2018  |  Earnings

Shares of Square dropped more than 8 percent on Monday (Oct. 8), as a bear on the Street said the firm is taking on credit...

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ICC Taps Global Credit Data To Broaden Trade Risk Analysis
ICC Taps Global Credit Data To Broaden Trade Risk Analysis
October 08, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The International Chamber of Commerce‘s (ICC’s) Banking Commission is collaborating with bank-owned database Global Credit Data (GCD) to broaden the scope of the ICC’s Trade Register,...

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Lease-To-Own Services Make A Comeback With Overstock.com
Lease-To-Own Services Make A Comeback With Overstock.com
September 24, 2018  |  Retail

Lease-to-own services are making a comeback with eCommerce retailers. Overstock.com is bringing a lease-to-own purchase option to its financial service offerings. The option, provided by Progressive Leasing,...

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Casper Runs Afoul Of UK Credit Broking Rules
Casper Runs Afoul Of UK Credit Broking Rules
September 03, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

Casper, a U.S.-based online mattress company that has the backing of 50 Cent, the rapper and entertainer, has found itself in trouble with U.K. regulators....

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The Three Types Of Risk To Remediate For SMBs
The Three Types Of Risk To Remediate For SMBs
August 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

SMBs, paticularly micro-SMBs with fewer than 10 employees, face risks and risk challenges unique to all of financial services, Tide CEO Oliver Prill told Karen...

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