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It’s Tinder For Entrepreneurs: Swipe Right For Financing
July 21, 2015

Millennials have made the bizarre act of finding true love on a smartphone the norm with the popularity of Tinder, a mobile app that lets users “like” a potential mate simply by the swipe of the thumb. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Coupa Buyout Banks On Open Business Booking
July 21, 2015

Coupa is putting its money into a new trend in business travel: so-called “open booking,” in which an employee manages his or her own travel booking and itinerary. In an announcement made Monday (July 20), Coupa said it will be promoting this trend among its...

China’s OKorder.com Turns Up The Sophistication
July 21, 2015

China’s online commerce market is one of the world’s largest and most successful. With Alibaba as a key global player continuing to expand and with new government efforts aimed at strengthening cross-border commerce trade through online means, the nation is one of the globe’s most...

Small Biz Optimism On The Rise
July 21, 2015

Small businesses appear to be improving their financial positions in the market. The latest figures from the Biz2Credit small business lending index suggest that big bank lending to SMEs is on the rise, and small businesses are not seeking out loans as desperately as they...

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eBay Makes Its Move Into High-End Consigning
July 21, 2015

In its first major move since its official split for PayPal last week, eCommerce marketplace eBay acquired Twice, an online consignment shop startup, a person with knowledge of the deal told Re/code yesterday (July 20).

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First Data Looks To IPO Shares
July 21, 2015

First Data is eyeing a return to the public markets, roughly eight years after being taken private by KKR & Co. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Amazon To Knock Macy’s Out Of Retail Top Spot
July 21, 2015

Just days before the eCommerce giant is set to release its quarterly earnings, financial services firm Cowen released a note yesterday (July 20) which announced its prediction Amazon will take its place as the No. 1 U.S. apparel retailer by 2017, replacing the current title...

Walmart, Costco, Rite Aid And CVS Share Identity Hack Woes
July 21, 2015

A third-party host of online photo sites has found itself hacked, and as a result, photo pages of at least half a dozen of the biggest names in retail have been shut down. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

IT Execs Remain Confident Amid Escalating Cyberattacks
July 21, 2015

With the number of severe cyberattacks on the rise, Information Technology (IT) executives working within critical infrastructure organizations are pleased with the results of their efforts to improve cybersecurity over recent years, according to a survey released yesterday (July 20) by the Aspen Institute and...