financing

Finance is a term for matters regarding the management, creation, and study of money and investments. Specifically, it deals with the questions of how and why an individual, company or government acquires the money needed – called capital in the company context – and how they spend or invest that money.

45% of Consumers Want Payment Plans for Healthcare Visits
45% of Consumers Want Payment Plans for Healthcare Visits
December 08, 2021  |  Healthcare

Numbers can be misleading without context. While most patients have health insurance, the majority of American families live paycheck to paycheck and are at risk...

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Car Apps Add Vehicle Financing to Acquire, Retain Customers
Car Apps Add Vehicle Financing to Acquire, Retain Customers
December 06, 2021  |  Consumer Payments

It’s been a turbulent 18 months for car owners. Since March 2020, there have been huge swings in the number of miles driven, rapid inflation...

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Cars.com Moves Into Auto Finance With Acquisition of FinTech Platform CreditIQ 
Cars.com Moves Into Auto Finance With Acquisition of FinTech Platform CreditIQ 
November 04, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Automotive marketplace platform Cars.com (CARS) announced on Thursday (Nov. 4) that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire automotive FinTech platform CreditIQ.  This move...

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Companies Use Blockchain Technology to Tackle Trade Gap Challenges
Companies Use Blockchain Technology to Tackle Trade Gap Challenges
October 20, 2021  |  Supply Chain

Risk is present, in some form or another, in every transaction. But nowhere is risk so glaring as it is in the trade finance “gap”...

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Supply Chain Firm DP World Launches SMB Financing Platform
Supply Chain Firm DP World Launches SMB Financing Platform
October 13, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The supply chain solutions firm DP World has launched CARGOES Finance, a financing solution and FinTech platform designed for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). “CARGOES...

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Digital Car Platform Vroom Acquiring United Auto Credit for $300M
Digital Car Platform Vroom Acquiring United Auto Credit for $300M
October 12, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Online automobile eCommerce startup Vroom is moving to acquire automotive finance firm United Auto Credit Corporation (UACC) for $300 million in an all-cash transaction, according...

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Auto1 FT Rolls Out First Car Financing in Europe on Ethereum Blockchain
Auto1 FT Rolls Out First Car Financing in Europe on Ethereum Blockchain
October 07, 2021  |  Blockchain

European car financing firm Auto1 FT is shifting all manual processes to smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain, the first firm in Europe to do...

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Lenovo Uses Behalf to Offer Financing for B2B Customers
Lenovo Uses Behalf to Offer Financing for B2B Customers
September 28, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Computer-maker Lenovo has joined forces with the B2B financing firm Behalf to offer “flexible and extended financing” to its business customers. “With Behalf, businesses can...

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Cart.com Teams With Clearco For eCommerce Capital Financing
Cart.com Teams With Clearco For eCommerce Capital Financing
September 28, 2021  |  eCommerce

End-to-end eCommerce services startup Cart.com is teaming up with eCommerce investment firm Clearco to enable digital retailers to gain easy access to capital financing. “We’re...

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