financing

Finance is a term for matters regarding the management, creation, and study of money and investments. Specifically, it deals with the questions of how and why an individual, company or government acquires the money needed – called capital in the company context – and how they spend or invest that money.

Bluefin, Waystar Team on Healthcare Payment Security
Bluefin, Waystar Team on Healthcare Payment Security
July 12, 2022  |  Healthcare Financing

Integrated payments company Bluefin will team with healthcare pay software provider Waystar to add more encryption and gateway service to allow ways to pay with...

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SMB Financing Firm OppZo Announces $260M Fundraise
SMB Financing Firm OppZo Announces $260M Fundraise
June 30, 2022  |  Investments

OppZo Inc., which calls itself a “mission driven financial technology company focused on unlocking access to capital for small and medium sized businesses,” announced Thursday...

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EU Supervisors Seek More Power to Strip Licenses for AML Violations
EU Supervisors Seek More Power to Strip Licenses for AML Violations
June 02, 2022  |  AML

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published a joint report on Thursday (June 1) advocating for the introduction in all relevant EU sectoral laws of a...

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Report: Only One-Third of Patients Get Healthcare Cost Estimates Before Visits
Report: Only One-Third of Patients Get Healthcare Cost Estimates Before Visits
January 27, 2022  |  Healthcare

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21% of US Consumers Paying More Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Costs This Year
21% of US Consumers Paying More Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Costs This Year
December 21, 2021  |  Healthcare Financing

Digital interactions between patients and healthcare providers take many forms, but of all the technology upgrades happening now in the health space, taking the pain...

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45% of Consumers Want Payment Plans for Healthcare Visits
45% of Consumers Want Payment Plans for Healthcare Visits
December 08, 2021  |  Healthcare

Numbers can be misleading without context. While most patients have health insurance, the majority of American families live paycheck to paycheck and are at risk...

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Car Apps Add Vehicle Financing to Acquire, Retain Customers
Car Apps Add Vehicle Financing to Acquire, Retain Customers
December 06, 2021  |  Consumer Payments

It’s been a turbulent 18 months for car owners. Since March 2020, there have been huge swings in the number of miles driven, rapid inflation...

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Cars.com Moves Into Auto Finance With Acquisition of FinTech Platform CreditIQ 
Cars.com Moves Into Auto Finance With Acquisition of FinTech Platform CreditIQ 
November 04, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Automotive marketplace platform Cars.com (CARS) announced on Thursday (Nov. 4) that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire automotive FinTech platform CreditIQ.  Get the...

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Companies Use Blockchain Technology to Tackle Trade Gap Challenges
Companies Use Blockchain Technology to Tackle Trade Gap Challenges
October 20, 2021  |  Supply Chain

Risk is present, in some form or another, in every transaction. But nowhere is risk so glaring as it is in the trade finance “gap”...

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