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Alternative Financing A Haven For India’s Unbanked
Alternative Financing A Haven For India’s Unbanked
October 14, 2016  |  South Asia

A trend of bad loans over recent years has tightened up the lending requirements of nationalized banks in India. Young Indians, those without good credit...

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Can Verizon Abandon Yahoo? Experts Say Not
Can Verizon Abandon Yahoo? Experts Say Not
October 14, 2016  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Verizon is threatening to invoke the “material adverse clause” and to walk away from its offer to buy Yahoo in light of Yahoo’s 2014 hacking...

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Bitcoin’s Resplendent Week
Bitcoin’s Resplendent Week
October 14, 2016  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin has had a great week, mostly. It’s rallying in China as the yuan devalues, central banks worldwide are experimenting with blockchain and a New...

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South Korea’s Young Startup Scene Is Growing Up Fast
South Korea’s Young Startup Scene Is Growing Up Fast
October 14, 2016  |  International

Though South Korea’s startup ecosystem is relatively new — its first accelerator was launched just three years ago — the culture is evolving quickly. With...

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Hackers Won’t Let SWIFT Catch A Break
Hackers Won’t Let SWIFT Catch A Break
October 14, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Another day, another cyberthreat on SWIFT. The global interbank messaging system, which is used to move trillions of dollars each day and has quickly become...

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Goldman Sachs Rolls Out Marcus, Its Online Personal Loan Platform
Goldman Sachs Rolls Out Marcus, Its Online Personal Loan Platform
October 14, 2016  |  Banking

The Goldman Sachs Group announced on Thursday (Oct. 13) Marcus by Goldman Sachs, an online platform offering unsecured personal loans to consumers. Named after Marcus Goldman,...

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TransferWise Partners With ACI For Faster Payments
TransferWise Partners With ACI For Faster Payments
October 14, 2016  |  Faster Payments

ACI Worldwide, a global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, announced on Thursday (Oct. 13) it has provided the back-end technology for TransferWise’s...

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QuickBooks Taps Amex For AP Financing
QuickBooks Taps Amex For AP Financing
October 14, 2016  |  B2B Payments

American Express is a top player in the commercial card space but is perhaps best known in the B2B space as a provider of solutions...

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Holiday X-Border Shipping Season … Starts Now
Holiday X-Border Shipping Season … Starts Now
October 14, 2016  |  Cross Border Commerce

It may be slightly early to hang those holiday lights, but global shipping companies are already prepping for the holiday hustle. For the October X-Border...

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