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.

‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Goes Big
‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Goes Big
March 10, 2020  |  Payment Methods

What instant lending innovation have shoppers fallen in love with? Here’s a hint: We’ll tell you now … and you can thank us later. Between...

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Grab: How Alt Data Is Closing Southeast Asia’s $175B SMB Credit Gap
Grab: How Alt Data Is Closing Southeast Asia’s $175B SMB Credit Gap
February 27, 2020  |  SMBs

It’s no accident that technology companies that have historically not operated in the financial services space are expanding into the small business lending arena. With...

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ChargeAfter, Visa Partner To Expand POS Financing Options
ChargeAfter, Visa Partner To Expand POS Financing Options
February 12, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Visa has made a strategic investment in the point-of-sale (POS) financing technology platform ChargeAfter to support its partnership to bring more financing options to checkout,...

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Nav CEO: Helping SMBs Avoid Online Lending Pitfalls
Nav CEO: Helping SMBs Avoid Online Lending Pitfalls
January 27, 2020  |  B2B Payments

In the wake of the financial crisis, banks’ pullback from small- to medium-sized business (SMB) lending yielded a flood of technology-driven players stepping in to...

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Stasher Snags $2.5M To Help Travelers Stow Their Luggage
Stasher Snags $2.5M To Help Travelers Stow Their Luggage
January 22, 2020  |  Investments

Popular luggage storage app Stasher has secured another $2.5 million in financing thanks to Venture Friends and other investors, including former hotels.com president Johan Svanstrom....

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Aflac Acquisition Targets Mid-Market Financing
Aflac Acquisition Targets Mid-Market Financing
January 10, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Aflac Global Investments, the AFL asset management unit of Aflac Inc., has announced a takeover that will position the company to strengthen its financing operations...

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How Auto Sales Are Driving New Retail Trends
How Auto Sales Are Driving New Retail Trends
January 07, 2020  |  Retail

The longstanding practice of selling automobiles is getting a change — reflecting larger trends in commerce. For instance, online marketplace and auction site eBay has...

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Revenues Grow While Profits Flat For Over Half Of US SMBs
Revenues Grow While Profits Flat For Over Half Of US SMBs
January 06, 2020  |  SMBs

More than half of U.S. small businesses (SMBs) — 57 percent — reported revenue growth in 2018, although profits remained the same as in 2017,...

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Japanese Lenders Hinder Softbank’s WeWork Bailout
Japanese Lenders Hinder Softbank’s WeWork Bailout
December 23, 2019  |  International

SoftBank’s negotiations with Japan’s three dominant lenders to procure $3 billion as part of a $9.5 billion WeWork bailout have been hindered by lending limits,...

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