Editor’s Picks

Used Car Digital Platforms Attract More Funding

Used Car Digital Platforms Attract More Funding
Used Car Digital Platforms Attract More Funding
February 14, 2019  |  eCommerce

In some ways, we are in a golden age of used car sales, mainly because of the way digital technology is not only removing friction...

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SAFE Banking Act Gains Cannabis-Friendly Spotlight In Congress
SAFE Banking Act Gains Cannabis-Friendly Spotlight In Congress
February 14, 2019  |  AML

Legal marijuana sellers want bank accounts just like any other business. Over the last two years, more than $500 million worth of cash deposits from...

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Cross-Border Payment Efforts Grab Funding
Cross-Border Payment Efforts Grab Funding
February 14, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Amid the battle heating up between Ripple and SWIFT over payments infrastructure, SendFriend, a Ripple partner, gets funding for its cross-border payments efforts. Elsewhere, MUFG...

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How Payment Plans Can Cure Healthcare Payments’ Biggest Problem
How Payment Plans Can Cure Healthcare Payments’ Biggest Problem
February 14, 2019  |  Healthcare

Americans are on the hook for an ever-increasing percentage of their medical bills. As healthcare becomes a tough pill to swallow financially, 57 percent of...

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When The Bank Is An App — And Not The Bank’s
When The Bank Is An App — And Not The Bank’s
February 14, 2019  |  Banking

Banks historically, like grocery stores or gas stations, have always assumed that customers would just come to them. Banks are where consumers keep their money. Grocery...

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Separating Transactions From Authentication — And Authentication From The Internet
Separating Transactions From Authentication — And Authentication From The Internet
February 14, 2019  |  Authentication

Nine months in, and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is gathering steam, with fines accruing. Google’s $57 million fine on data protection violations, levied in...

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Car Loan Delinquencies Flash Warning Signs On Credit?
Car Loan Delinquencies Flash Warning Signs On Credit?
February 13, 2019  |  Economy

Might the latest data on car loans – to be specific, delinquencies on those car loans – offer flashing warning signs on credit and the...

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How Prepaid Cards Played A Role In El Chapo’s Global Drug Operation
How Prepaid Cards Played A Role In El Chapo’s Global Drug Operation
February 13, 2019  |  AML

The story goes something like this: During the reign of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar — estimated to have supplied up to 80 percent of the...

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