August 27, 2019
Lloyds To Launch Support Team To Fight Financial Abuse
British financial institution Lloyds Bank is putting together a team to fight domestic financial abuse by offering help to victims, according to a report by Reuters. The new team will...
August 27, 2019
The Ongoing Game Of Innovation Whack-a-Mole
Solving problems in the digital era is a bit like playing whack-a-mole – no matter how many one hits, a new one is always popping up. Hackers are no longer...
August 26, 2019
Afterpay’s ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Option Adds New Merchants
Afterpay, a company that specializes in allowing shoppers to have the option to “Buy Now, Pay Later,” has partnered with J.Crew and Ulta Beauty, according to a release. Shoppers of...
August 26, 2019
A Digital Solution For Every Problem
There might not be a digital service for every activity under the sun just yet – but even if you can’t find the one you want, it will likely emerge...
August 26, 2019
Girding for the $17 Trillion Negative Interest Rate Debt Trap
The world is awash in debt marked by negative interest rates. It’s a $17 trillion warning sign of overextended corporate borrowing and lending, CreditRiskMonitor CEO Jerry Flum tells Karen Webster...
August 23, 2019
Hasbro To Acquire Entertainment One For About $4B
In an all-cash deal, Hasbro will purchase Entertainment One for 3.27 billion pounds or roughly $4 billion in cash. The deal is said to offer new exposure to the Power...
August 23, 2019
Digital’s Impact On The Consumer’s Biggest Purchase: Their Home
One of the most fertile grounds for disruption in this digital world — ongoing, significant disruption that promises to impact one of the most important engines of the economy —...
August 22, 2019
ECB Gives Banks More Time To Cover Unpaid Loans
The European Central Bank (ECB) is granting eurozone financial institutions additional time to cover unpaid loans after being pressured by Brussels, Reuters reported on Thursday (Aug. 22). Banks will now...
August 22, 2019
Europe Business Lender iwoca Awarded £10M Stipend
A £10m grant from Banking Competition Remedies (BCR) was awarded to iwoca, one of Europe’s largest business lenders, as announced by iwoca in a press release last week. The funding...
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