P2P

Peer-to-peer (P2P) computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads between peers. Peers are equally privileged, equipotent participants in the application. They are said to form a peer-to-peer network of nodes.

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Amid China’s FinTechs, Small Caps, Short Sales, Big Gains

Amid China’s FinTechs, Small Caps, Short Sales, Big Gains
Amid China’s FinTechs, Small Caps, Short Sales, Big Gains
January 18, 2019  |  Investments

For short sellers – those who bet that stocks will fall rather than rise – amid Chinese FinTechs, this week has led to big gains....

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Sizzle Of The Week: Zelle’s Accelerating Growth
Sizzle Of The Week: Zelle’s Accelerating Growth
January 18, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Bank earnings this week gave us a bit of insight into the momentum gained by bank-backed P2P payment network Zelle in 2018. For example, Bank...

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Bitcoin Daily: IBM Unveils Blockchain Projects; ICOs Notch $12.8B In ‘Team Profits’
Bitcoin Daily: IBM Unveils Blockchain Projects; ICOs Notch $12.8B In ‘Team Profits’
January 17, 2019  |  Bitcoin

IBM is planning to use blockchain to help monitor supply chains in the metals industry, CoinDesk reported. In one case, the technology company plans to...

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Chinese P2P Falls As Other Payment Ecosystems Expand
Chinese P2P Falls As Other Payment Ecosystems Expand
January 10, 2019  |  Ecosystems

Thanks to a nationwide crackdown on peer-to-peer (P2P) lending in China, a move that came after a series of multibillion dollar scams in that space...

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On-Demand Wages Spruce Up The $400B Home Services Market
On-Demand Wages Spruce Up The $400B Home Services Market
January 10, 2019  |  Disbursements

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Corcentric: 2018 Was The Year Of Collaboration
Corcentric: 2018 Was The Year Of Collaboration
December 27, 2018  |  Commentary

Matt Clark, president and COO of Corcentric, contributed the following piece as part of PYMNTS’ 2018 year-end eBook. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Faster Payments For Corporates Begin To Simmer
Faster Payments For Corporates Begin To Simmer
December 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

With the payments acceleration trend of recent years promising disruption in peer-to-peer (P2P) payments, these initiatives were viewed only in the context of consumer payments...

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TSYS On Canadians’ Lingering Love For Credit Cards
TSYS On Canadians’ Lingering Love For Credit Cards
December 17, 2018  |  Payment Methods

In Canada, credit cards hold sway, the preferred method of payment across any number of settings. Here’s why paying with credit has been a long-term...

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FCA Awards P2P Lender Zopa First UK Banking License
FCA Awards P2P Lender Zopa First UK Banking License
December 04, 2018  |  Banking

British peer-to-peer lender Zopa announced that it has been awarded a U.K. banking license, with restrictions, from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Get the Full...

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