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Financeit Launches Direct-To-Consumer Financing Platform
Financeit Launches Direct-To-Consumer Financing Platform
August 24, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

Financeit announced on Tuesday (Aug. 23) it launched Financeit Direct, a direct-to-consumer financing platform. The tool, which the company said is a first-of-its-kind platform, is...

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Alibaba Running Into Expansion Troubles In India
Alibaba Running Into Expansion Troubles In India
August 23, 2016  |  Retail

Alibaba, China’s largest eCommerce marketplace, is facing problems in its native land as it deals with sluggish expansion due to a maturing population and user...

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Virtru Raises $29 Million In Round Of Venture Funding
Virtru Raises $29 Million In Round Of Venture Funding
August 23, 2016  |  Investments

Virtru, the email and file encryption application, announced on Monday (Aug. 22) it closed a round of venture capital funding. Get the Full Story Complete...

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CFPB Charges Wells Fargo Over Student Loan Servicing Practices
CFPB Charges Wells Fargo Over Student Loan Servicing Practices
August 23, 2016  |  CFPB

Wells Fargo may have recently announced a partnership with Amazon to give student loan borrowers a break, but when it comes to servicing its existing...

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Are Millennials Better Off As Non-Home Buyers?
Are Millennials Better Off As Non-Home Buyers?
August 23, 2016  |  Financial Inclusion

Millennials are buying fewer houses than their Baby-Boomer counterparts – that is inarguable by the data.  Across age groups, the U.S. homeownership rate has fallen...

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BitScan Partnering With Waves To Launch Crowdfunded Loyalty Program
BitScan Partnering With Waves To Launch Crowdfunded Loyalty Program
August 23, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

BitScan, a merchant-backed loyalty program, has announced a partnership with Waves, a custom blockchain tokens platform, to implement a new type of rewards program, dubbed...

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Viewpost Inks Partnership With Bank of America
Viewpost Inks Partnership With Bank of America
August 23, 2016  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Viewpost, the financial tech company, has revealed a partnership with Bank of America, enabling small business customers of Bank of America to get paid quicker and...

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Paydiant, FIS Expand Cardless Cash
Paydiant, FIS Expand Cardless Cash
August 23, 2016  |  Payment Methods

PayPal is expanding its relationship with FIS, helping to power cardless cash for more consumers across the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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LendUp Raises $47.5M To Expand Subprime Lending
LendUp Raises $47.5M To Expand Subprime Lending
August 23, 2016  |  Investments

In one move to upset the mainstream financial apple cart, startup LendUp Global is taking a new twist on the credit card. Get the Full...

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