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Goldman Backs Alt-Lender With $100M Fund

Goldman Backs Alt-Lender With $100M Fund
Goldman Backs Alt-Lender With $100M Fund
August 24, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Goldman Sachs has been vocal about the lapse in small business funding availability, with president Gary Cohn telling reporters last year that regulations have caused...

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Lendingkart Taps Amazon Talent For New Hire
Lendingkart Taps Amazon Talent For New Hire
August 24, 2016  |  B2B Payments

India-based small business lender Lendingkart has secured new talent from top names. The company has reportedly hired a former Amazon executive as its new chief...

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OnDeck Targets SME Work/Life Balance
OnDeck Targets SME Work/Life Balance
August 24, 2016  |  B2B Payments

A recent survey by alternative SME lender OnDeck uncovered a top concern among small business owners in the U.S.: work/life balance. On Tuesday (Aug. 23),...

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Taking The Fear Out Of The Path To Omni
Taking The Fear Out Of The Path To Omni
August 24, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Trying to meet the high expectations of today’s consumers by introducing new payment technology can be a daunting task. Vaughan Rowsell, founder and chief product...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Millennials Eschewing Credit Cards
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Millennials Eschewing Credit Cards
August 23, 2016  |  Consumer Finance

Credit card issuers will be encouraged by the latest data from The New York Fed. Credit card use, after many years of slowdown after the...

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Best Buy Beats The Street With Surprise Strength
Best Buy Beats The Street With Surprise Strength
August 23, 2016  |  Retail

Best Buy walked into earnings season with a sword or two dangling above its head. The last few quarterly reports have been marked by falling revenue...

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JCPenney Goes Big On Omnichannel
JCPenney Goes Big On Omnichannel
August 23, 2016  |  Retail

Fighting off years of sluggish sales growth and diminishing footfall to their stores, JCPenney has spent much of the last 18 months reinventing itself. It has...

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It’s Not ‘The Apple Store’ Anymore
It’s Not ‘The Apple Store’ Anymore
August 23, 2016  |  Apple

“The Apple Store” will soon be no more. But don’t panic — the physical retail locations aren’t going anywhere. Apple is just switching up the branding. Get the...

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