February 09, 2015
LendingClub And Small Banks Pair Up On Consumer Loans

A partnership between Lending Club Corp. and a consortium of small U.S. banks is expected to be announced later this morning (February 9) in a joint effort to reverse a...

February 01, 2015
India: CCI rejects complaint against largest real estate company

The Competition Commission of India has rejected allegations that realty major DLF, Indias largest real estate company, indulged in unfair business practices with regard to a commercial project. The matter...

January 22, 2015
EMV And NFC Done Right: What The US Needs To...

The explosive growth of mobile has taken its toll on retail payments in many parts of the globe. In Canada, technology players, retailers, banks and network operators are now competing...

January 19, 2015
India: Court orders remainder of fine paid after 4 years

The Supreme Court in New Delhi accepted the first payment of $12 million for the first installment from Delhi Land & Finance (DLF). The Supreme Court fined DLF $102 million...

January 18, 2015
US: FTC announces new 2015 HSR thresholds

The Federal Trade Commission released its adjusted thresholds for 2015 for pre-merger filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR). The new thresholds do not require filing for...

January 18, 2015
India: Real estate investigation coming to a close

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) finished its personal hearings regarding its investigation into 20 entities concerning unfair business practices in realty. The CCI has investigated the market several times...

January 15, 2015
How Low Can Bitcoin Go?

It has not been a great 24 – 48 hours for bitcoin.  Depending on which pricing index one favors, the price of bitcoin has dropped 36 percent in the last...

January 14, 2015
2015’s (Almost) $1B Start And peerTransfer’s $22 Million Pick-Up

Click here to see this week’s breakdown of investments There’s a group of college students whose biggest problem isn’t actually paying for tuition, it’s getting the funds they have for...

January 12, 2015
Consumers Borrowed More In November, But Paid Off Credit Cards

Consumer borrowing in the U.S. increased by $14.1 billion in November, but revolving credit-card debt fell by $946 million, according to a monthly report from the Federal Reserve. The decline...