Lease-To-Own Business Fueled By Acima Acquisition; Company Boasts Triple-Digit Growth
Lease-To-Own Business Fueled By Acima Acquisition; Company Boasts Triple-Digit Growth
December 21, 2020  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Rent-A-Center, the largest provider of lease-to-own purchase plans in the U.S. said Monday (Dec. 21) that its acquisition of a virtual provider of similar plans...

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NY Fed: Credit Applications, Acceptances Plunge During Pandemic
NY Fed: Credit Applications, Acceptances Plunge During Pandemic
December 21, 2020  |  Consumer Insights

A new survey has revealed the steep plummet the consumer credit market took as the pandemic began, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported....

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PayPal’s Xoom Adds Real-Time Payments For Remittances To India
PayPal’s Xoom Adds Real-Time Payments For Remittances To India
December 21, 2020  |  Global Payments

PayPal‘s Xoom, an international money transfer service, has integrated with NPIL’s/NPCI’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to offer inter-bank transactions in India, according to a press...

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Report: JCB Developing Blockchain B2B Payment Product
Report: JCB Developing Blockchain B2B Payment Product
December 21, 2020  |  B2B Payments

JCB, a Japanese card provider, is developing a blockchain B2B payment offering specifically for netting trades between two parties. JCB is teaming with LayerX, a...

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Freightos.com Grows B2B Platform For eCommerce Logistics
Freightos.com Grows B2B Platform For eCommerce Logistics
December 21, 2020  |  B2B Payments

In a move planned to simplify B2B eCommerce, Hong Kong-based Freightos.com has grown its online B2B digital infrastructure. The technology lets firms in the B2B...

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Bitcoin Daily: Former BitGrail Head Faces Fraud Charges; Exmo Reports Cyberattack; VBT Bank Offers Blockchain-Backed Bank Guarantees
Bitcoin Daily: Former BitGrail Head Faces Fraud Charges; Exmo Reports Cyberattack; VBT Bank Offers Blockchain-Backed...
December 21, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Italian police charged the former head of cryptocurrency exchange BitGrail, identified by the initials of “F.F.,” with money laundering, fraudulent banking and computer fraud, Reuters...

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: EU Unveils Drafts Of New Big Tech Regs; Facebook To Move UK Users To California Privacy Agreement Amid Brexit
Big Tech Compliance Tracker: EU Unveils Drafts Of New Big Tech Regs; Facebook To Move...
December 21, 2020  |  Regulation

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from governments in the U.S., the U.K. and Europe. EU Unveils...

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Nike, Ulta Show Loyalty Programs Taking Star Turn As Year Ends
Nike, Ulta Show Loyalty Programs Taking Star Turn As Year Ends
December 21, 2020  |  Loyalty & Rewards

The pandemic interjected a lot of uncertainty into the world of loyalty and rewards offerings in the last year as consumers’ shopping habits realigned and...

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Bolt Nets $75 Million In Funding Round For eCommerce Innovation
Bolt Nets $75 Million In Funding Round For eCommerce Innovation
December 21, 2020  |  Investments

Checkout platform Bolt has closed a funding round with $75 million, capping a year where it processed $1 billion in transactions, according to a report...

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