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.
Today In Data: VC For V-Cards, Auto Financing And Omnireadiness
Today In Data: VC For V-Cards, Auto Financing And Omnireadiness
February 23, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS data, the digital food delivery industry is growing every day, firms are using venture capital funding to expand B2B virtual card solutions,...

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Apple Explores Customer Financing With Goldman
Apple Explores Customer Financing With Goldman
February 07, 2018  |  Apple

Goldman Sachs and Apple are reportedly in talks about the former providing financing to the latter’s customers, particularly those who want to purchase a new...

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LendingPoint’s LoanHero Acquisition To Expand Credit Options For 145M Consumers
LendingPoint’s LoanHero Acquisition To Expand Credit Options For 145M Consumers
January 11, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Although the news about LendingPoint’s decision to formally acquire LoanHero is made public today for the very first time, the conversation between the two firms about how they could...

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Max Levchin On What Comes After $200M Worth Of Capital Affirmation
Max Levchin On What Comes After $200M Worth Of Capital Affirmation
December 12, 2017  |  Loans

Fresh off a $200 million funding round, Affirm's CEO Max Levchin cautions PYMNTS' Karen Webster against thinking the money is simply a validation for the...

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How Sezzle Wants To Help Millennials Without Sizzling Credit
How Sezzle Wants To Help Millennials Without Sizzling Credit
November 17, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

The average American carries 2.6 credit cards, but averages can be a bit misleading. For example, that figure includes a full 30 percent of Americans who don’t carry...

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Toys R Us Locks Down $3.1 Billion In Financing
Toys R Us Locks Down $3.1 Billion In Financing
September 27, 2017  |  Retail

Toys R Us has just managed to secure $3.1 billion in financing, a big vote of investor confidence for the toy and game retail brand...

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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 / Acquisitions

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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Socure Grabs $13.9M In Funding, Eyes Market Growth
Socure Grabs $13.9M In Funding, Eyes Market Growth
August 09, 2017  |  Investments

Digital identity verification company Socure announced news this morning (Aug. 9) that it closed a Series B funding round for $13.9 million. The financing — from...

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eCommerce Finds The Cash Flow Link Between Financing And Shipping
eCommerce Finds The Cash Flow Link Between Financing And Shipping
August 04, 2017  |  B2B Payments

For eCommerce businesses, income and expenses are closely linked. After all, you have to spend money to make money, and for sellers, the costs of...

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