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Federal Reserve Voices Concern Over Corporate Debt
Federal Reserve Voices Concern Over Corporate Debt
May 08, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Record levels of corporate debt in the U.S. have caught the attention of the Federal Reserve. According to Reuters on Tuesday (May 7), the Fed released...

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Lawsuit Accuses FLEETCOR Of Anticompetitive Payment Processing
Lawsuit Accuses FLEETCOR Of Anticompetitive Payment Processing
May 08, 2019  |  B2B Payments

A lawsuit filed this week by Gas Pos, a fuel station point-of-sale startup, is accusing fleet card company FLEETCOR of anticompetitive behavior and adding to...

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The State Of Corporate Cybersecurity: Paranoia, Hopelessness
The State Of Corporate Cybersecurity: Paranoia, Hopelessness
May 08, 2019  |  B2B Payments

It is perhaps no surprise that the latest research on corporate cybersecurity is far from optimistic. In a time when experts highlight the increasing sophistication...

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Visa Acquires Control Of Earthport To Enable Account-To-Account Transfers
Visa Acquires Control Of Earthport To Enable Account-To-Account Transfers
May 08, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Visa, the payments company, announced Wednesday (May 8) that it has acquired Earthport, a cross-border payment company catering to banks, money transfer services providers and...

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Hackers Net $41M In Binance Bitcoin Heist
Hackers Net $41M In Binance Bitcoin Heist
May 08, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Binance, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, was reportedly hacked — with the bad guys stealing bitcoin valued at $41 million. Get...

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Western Union’s Q1 Digital Transactions Up 19 Pct
Western Union’s Q1 Digital Transactions Up 19 Pct
May 08, 2019  |  Earnings

Western Union missed Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom lines amid currency headwinds and some weakness in a few international payment corridors —...

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Google I/O Highlights Privacy Controls, Personalization
Google I/O Highlights Privacy Controls, Personalization
May 08, 2019  |  Google

Google revealed that it has several updates planned for the near future at its I/O 2019 event. First, the tech giant announced that Duplex, its AI...

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Higher Fees Drive LendingClub’s Earnings Beat
Higher Fees Drive LendingClub’s Earnings Beat
May 08, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

Stronger-than-expected loan originations combined with increased transaction fees to push LendingClub’s quarterly earnings report past analyst expectations when the results went live shortly after the...

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Flywire Renews UnionPay Partnership
Flywire Renews UnionPay Partnership
May 08, 2019  |  Cross Border Commerce

Continuing a partnership first announced last spring, as of today Flywire and UnionPay International are announcing the re-launch of a promotional program that will offer...

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