debt

Debt is an obligation that requires one party, the debtor, to pay money or other agreed-upon value to another party, the creditor. Debt is a deferred payment, or series of payments, which differentiates it from an immediate purchase.

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UK Late Pay Epidemic Looms Over Xmas Season
UK Late Pay Epidemic Looms Over Xmas Season
December 17, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. seems to be the epicenter of the late payments epidemic, and new stats bear out the cost to the tune of billions of...

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Consumer Credit Originations Poised For More Growth In 2019
Consumer Credit Originations Poised For More Growth In 2019
December 12, 2018  |  Loans

Thanks to low unemployment, growth in GDP and real disposable income, TransUnion forecasted that consumer credit originations and consumer balances will increase in 2019 for...

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ShopKeep Closes $65M Growth Round
ShopKeep Closes $65M Growth Round
December 11, 2018  |  Investments

ShopKeep, a tablet-to-cloud and point-of-sale (POS) payment platform for retailers and restaurants, has closed a $65 million round of equity and debt financing, according to...

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US Lawmakers Want Cheaper Chapter 11 For SMBs
US Lawmakers Want Cheaper Chapter 11 For SMBs
December 03, 2018  |  B2B Payments

According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Friday (Nov. 30), two U.S. lawmakers proposed a bill to make filing for bankruptcy easier, faster and more affordable...

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LendingTree: US Consumer Debt Approaching $4T   
LendingTree: US Consumer Debt Approaching $4T  
November 30, 2018  |  Debt

LendingTree said in its debt report for the month of November that based on recent holiday shopping and credit card spending, credit card balances will...

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SMB Lending Crunch Hits China
SMB Lending Crunch Hits China
November 26, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Small businesses (SMBs) in China are struggling to access bank loans with large, state-owned corporations, according to recent analysis from French trade credit insurer Coface,...

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Sub-Prime Lending’s Late-Year Bounce
Sub-Prime Lending’s Late-Year Bounce
November 20, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

According to the latest Q3 2018 TransUnion’s Industry Insights Report the back half of 2018 has been a good year for sub-prime borrowers looking for access to credit. In the year...

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NEW DATA: With Wages And Hopes High, Why Are Consumers Behind On Bills?
NEW DATA: With Wages And Hopes High, Why Are Consumers Behind On Bills?
November 12, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

The numbers are in, and the economy is looking up: Gross domestic product (GDP) is increasing fast, wages are rising and the unemployment rate is...

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European CFOs Scramble To Issue Debt Ahead Of Brexit, ECB Changes
European CFOs Scramble To Issue Debt Ahead Of Brexit, ECB Changes
November 01, 2018  |  B2B Payments

European chief financial officers are issuing more debt as they brace for market volatility ahead of Brexit and changes coming from the European Central Bank (ECB),...

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