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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Laplanche’s Upgrade Raises $62M To Reinvent Consumer Credit
Laplanche’s Upgrade Raises $62M To Reinvent Consumer Credit
August 23, 2018  |  Loans

When Renaud Laplanche founded LendingClub 12 years ago in 2006, the lending landscape was a very different place. Most consumer and business lending was done...

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SoftBank Invests In Rental Car Co
SoftBank Invests In Rental Car Co
August 22, 2018  |  Investments

Carsharing platform Getaround has announced that it raised $300 million in a Series D funding round led by SoftBank. Toyota Motor Corporation and inside investors also...

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WeChat Pay Expands To Malaysia
WeChat Pay Expands To Malaysia
August 21, 2018  |  Digital Payments

Tencent’s WeChat, which is the leading messaging app in China, has rolled out a digital payment platform in Malaysia in what is its first Asian...

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Abercrombie & Fitch Adds Venmo To Mobile Apps
Abercrombie & Fitch Adds Venmo To Mobile Apps
August 08, 2018  |  Retail

Abercrombie & Fitch is adding Venmo to its app, and the Hollister app, in an effort to bring a payment option geared towards millennials to...

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Venmo Critics Cite Ongoing Privacy Concerns
Venmo Critics Cite Ongoing Privacy Concerns
August 08, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

As PayPal tries to turn Venmo into a mainstream payments app, there are concerns over consumer privacy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Five At Five: MoviePass Shelves Price Increase, Limits Free Films
Five At Five: MoviePass Shelves Price Increase, Limits Free Films
August 06, 2018  |  News

Welcome to the Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news of the day. Coverage includes MoviePass holding off on a...

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China Locks Down Financial District As P2P Lending Implodes
China Locks Down Financial District As P2P Lending Implodes
August 06, 2018  |  International

China has ordered a lockdown of Beijing’s financial district Monday (August 6) to prevent individuals from protesting a crisis in the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending marketplace....

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UK Regulators Taking Very Close Look At P2P Lending
UK Regulators Taking Very Close Look At P2P Lending
July 31, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

The P2P lending market is big business in the U.K. According to the U.K. Peer-to-Peer Finance Association (P2PFA), a self-regulating P2P industry group that includes...

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Zelle P2P Volume Grew To $28 Billion In Q2, Against Venmo’s $14 Billion
Zelle P2P Volume Grew To $28 Billion In Q2, Against Venmo’s $14 Billion
July 26, 2018  |  Digital Payments

Venmo, the P2P service owned by PayPal, took in more than $14 billion in payments volume during the second quarter of 2018, a 78 percent...

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