February 08, 2019
Walmart’s Allswell Goes On Tour; Target To Expand Debut Of...

Startups in the eCommerce space have long enabled their customers to experience their products in real life (“IRL”) through temporary retail shops, and now, digitally-focused brands belonging to major retailers are...

February 07, 2019
CFPB Payday Lending Rules 2.0 — What’s Next

The next chapter in the ongoing saga that is payday loan regulation officially began yesterday (Feb. 6), with the announcement that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will overhaul a...

February 05, 2019
Will Slack’s Direct IPO Be A Direct Hit With The...

For the stock market, 2018 seems so rear view mirror, among the worst years in a decade. As of this writing the tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index is up 11.5 percent....

February 05, 2019
India Banks Could Face Billions Worth Of Bad Loans

Indian banks, already struggling with roughly $150 billion in bad loans, may have to come up with 400 billion rupees (or $5.59 billion) to cover potential losses from loans that...

February 05, 2019
Onward Financial’s Employer-Backed Payday Loan Alternative

You know the story. Critics say that short-term, small-dollar loans push consumers into the hamster wheel of a never-ending debt cycle – one that turns a two-day bridge to cover a shortfall...

February 05, 2019
Making Ends Meet As Consumer Margins Narrow

Even as the economy’s ongoing health and the growth in jobs and payroll win praise from multiple quarters, further evidence keeps emerging that U.S. consumers are operating within narrower financial...

February 05, 2019
The Making Of A Digital Subprime Marketplace

No one needs to be told that eCommerce is becoming a more important part of consumers’ daily lives. Any number of stats — from the 2018 holiday shopping season, for...

February 05, 2019
Integrating Payments Into The Workflow — And The Workforce

The workforce skews tech-savvy, younger ... and remote. The way we pay and get paid is ever-more intuitive, cued by Uber. So it is — or should be — with corporate expense management,...

February 04, 2019
Charlotte Russe Closing 95 Stores After Chapter 11 Filing

Charlotte Russe, a retailer aimed toward young women’s fashion, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to reports. The retailer, which has more than 500 stores across the country,...