January 11, 2016
Consumer Borrowing Rate At 10-Month Low

The pace of consumer borrowing in the United States slowed to its lowest reading in 10 months, according to numbers released by the Federal Reserve. The research gathered by the...

January 10, 2016
Bulgaria: Competition watchdog gives green light to Vivacom sale

Bulgaria’s competition watchdog said on Friday it has given the go ahead for Bulgarian businessman Spas Roussev to take control of the country’s leading telecoms operator Vivacom. Vivacom was put...

January 07, 2016
Resolution Retail

For every goal that a consumer sets in the New Year -- attainable in the long-term or otherwise -- there are dollars to be made for retailers. Working off a...

January 07, 2016
Blackhawk Network Buys GiftCards.com

Prepaid card and payments firm Blackhawk Network said on Wednesday (Jan. 6) that it has bought GiftCards.com. The latter company sells digital and physical prepaid cards through the site and...

January 06, 2016
Online Payday Lenders Pay Up Over Deceptive Fees

A duo of payday lenders have settled charges from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that they charged consumers in the United States for fees that had remained undisclosed and inflated,...

January 05, 2016
Lloyds Starts 2016 With Biz Banking Hire

Lloyds Bank is starting off 2016 with some management changes. According to reports on Monday (Jan. 4), the financial institution has chosen a new global head of infrastructure, resources and energy...

January 05, 2016
Dutch Crowdfunding Reaches New Highs

Crowdfunding is seeing significant traction across global markets, but in one particular jurisdiction, researchers are pointing to major growth. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

January 04, 2016
India: Lanxess-Saudi Aramco’s 2.75-Billion deal gets regulator nod

Fair trade regulator CCI on Tuesday approved chemical company Lanxess and Saudi Aramco deal to form a joint venture for synthetic rubber valued at 2.75 billion euro. Germany-based Lanxess and...

January 01, 2016
PYMNTS’ 2015 Top 10 Payments Stories

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