financing

Finance is a term for matters regarding the management, creation, and study of money and investments. Specifically, it deals with the questions of how and why an individual, company or government acquires the money needed – called capital in the company context – and how they spend or invest that money.

ChargeAfter, Visa Partner To Expand POS Financing Options
ChargeAfter, Visa Partner To Expand POS Financing Options
February 12, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Visa has made a strategic investment in the point-of-sale (POS) financing technology platform ChargeAfter to support its partnership to bring more financing options to checkout,...

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Nav CEO: Helping SMBs Avoid Online Lending Pitfalls
Nav CEO: Helping SMBs Avoid Online Lending Pitfalls
January 27, 2020  |  B2B Payments

In the wake of the financial crisis, banks’ pullback from small- to medium-sized business (SMB) lending yielded a flood of technology-driven players stepping in to...

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Stasher Snags $2.5M To Help Travelers Stow Their Luggage
Stasher Snags $2.5M To Help Travelers Stow Their Luggage
January 22, 2020  |  Investments

Popular luggage storage app Stasher has secured another $2.5 million in financing thanks to Venture Friends and other investors, including former hotels.com president Johan Svanstrom....

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Aflac Acquisition Targets Mid-Market Financing
Aflac Acquisition Targets Mid-Market Financing
January 10, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Aflac Global Investments, the AFL asset management unit of Aflac Inc., has announced a takeover that will position the company to strengthen its financing operations...

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How Auto Sales Are Driving New Retail Trends
How Auto Sales Are Driving New Retail Trends
January 07, 2020  |  Retail

The longstanding practice of selling automobiles is getting a change — reflecting larger trends in commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Revenues Grow While Profits Flat For Over Half Of US SMBs
Revenues Grow While Profits Flat For Over Half Of US SMBs
January 06, 2020  |  SMBs

More than half of U.S. small businesses (SMBs) — 57 percent — reported revenue growth in 2018, although profits remained the same as in 2017,...

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Japanese Lenders Hinder Softbank’s WeWork Bailout
Japanese Lenders Hinder Softbank’s WeWork Bailout
December 23, 2019  |  International

SoftBank’s negotiations with Japan’s three dominant lenders to procure $3 billion as part of a $9.5 billion WeWork bailout have been hindered by lending limits,...

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The Keys To Big Wins In Payments And Commerce
The Keys To Big Wins In Payments And Commerce
December 12, 2019  |  Today In Data

Artificial intelligence is making strides in a variety of areas, some of them unexpected. Cross-border payments, alternative lending and FinTech are thriving in new ways – and for new players. And...

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Apple Updates Wallet App To Reflect iPhone Financing For Apple Card Users
Apple Updates Wallet App To Reflect iPhone Financing For Apple Card Users
December 08, 2019  |  Apple

The Apple Card is planning to offer 0 percent installment financing on iPhones by the end of 2019, 9to5Mac reported on Saturday (Dec. 7). Get...

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