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P2P

Peer-to-peer (P2P) computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads between peers. Peers are equally privileged, equipotent participants in the application. They are said to form a peer-to-peer network of nodes.

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FinTech Startup Curve Launches P2P Payments Feature
FinTech Startup Curve Launches P2P Payments Feature
December 20, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Curve, a banking app that consolidates all of a person’s bank cards into one card and app, is launching a new feature that will allow...

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African FinTech Chipper Cash Gets $6M To Enter New Markets
African FinTech Chipper Cash Gets $6M To Enter New Markets
December 17, 2019  |  Investments

Chipper Cash, a FinTech startup in Africa that facilitates cross-border peer-to-peer (P2P) payment services in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Uganda and Ghana, has raised $6...

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Chinese Province Shuts Down All P2P Lenders
Chinese Province Shuts Down All P2P Lenders
December 16, 2019  |  International

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms have shuttered in China’s Hebei province as regulators aim to get rid of deception and inefficiency in the sector, South China...

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P2P Euro Lender Robocash Seeks Funding In Southeast Asia
P2P Euro Lender Robocash Seeks Funding In Southeast Asia
December 13, 2019  |  Investments

Robocash Group, a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, aims to raise $5 million in the next half-year from investors in Europe who want to invest in...

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How Younger Generations Impact Travel Marketplaces, Payments
How Younger Generations Impact Travel Marketplaces, Payments
December 13, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Travel was the original impetus behind the sharing economy, with platforms like Airbnb opening up private houses for vacation rentals and Uber catering to those...

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How Outdoorsy Is Balancing Buyer, Seller Payments In The RV World
How Outdoorsy Is Balancing Buyer, Seller Payments In The RV World
December 12, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Sharing platforms in the $50 billion RV market are just the latest example of a sharing economy marketplace trying to grapple with fraudulent listings while...

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Why P2P Could Soon Play A Leading Role In Middle East FinTech
Why P2P Could Soon Play A Leading Role In Middle East FinTech
December 11, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

When it comes to lending — to say nothing of the wider world of payments — innovation and disruption have been on the rise in...

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Deep Dive: Redesigning Corporate Payments For Next-Gen Clients And Employees
Deep Dive: Redesigning Corporate Payments For Next-Gen Clients And Employees
December 10, 2019  |  Next-Gen Payments

  B2B payment practices have resisted significant modernizations for years, as many companies are reluctant to implement updates that require departmental changes as well as...

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Visa Direct To Power TransferWise Real-Time Global P2P
Visa Direct To Power TransferWise Real-Time Global P2P
December 10, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Visa has added a new partner in its quest to simplify, digitize and drive costs down in the global remittances space with its real-time push...

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