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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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Western Union Launches 40th Wu.com Website For Money Transfers
Western Union Launches 40th Wu.com Website For Money Transfers
May 11, 2017  |  Payment Methods

The Western Union Company, a global payments company, announced Wednesday (May 10) that it has activated its 40th wu.com transactional website, now providing full digital...

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Fighting Financial Awkwardness With Faster Payments?
Fighting Financial Awkwardness With Faster Payments?
May 04, 2017  |  Faster Payments

While P2P transactions are gaining popularity, can they address the age-old discomfort of splitting bills among friends? For the latest issue of the Faster Payments...

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NEW REPORT: What Faster Payments Means To Venmo — And The P2P Use Case
NEW REPORT: What Faster Payments Means To Venmo — And The P2P Use Case
May 03, 2017  |  Faster Payments

While there are plenty of tools that make it easier to get money deposited into a bank or debit card account, there aren’t many that...

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Early Warning Services Processed More Than 170M P2P Transactions In 2016
Early Warning Services Processed More Than 170M P2P Transactions In 2016
April 18, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Early Warning Services, a real-time payment, authentication and risk mitigation company, announced Monday (April 17) that financial institutions in the Zelle Network processed more than...

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Topic TBD: Reaching The Great Unbanked Generation
Topic TBD: Reaching The Great Unbanked Generation
March 27, 2017  |  Retail

There is no shortage of attention paid to millennials. As the largest age cohort today at 83 million strong, they are hard to overlook. And...

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P2P Lender Zopa Introduces Waiting List For New Investors
P2P Lender Zopa Introduces Waiting List For New Investors
March 14, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Zopa, the peer-to-peer lender in the U.K., has created a waiting list for investors who want to get access to the online marketplace. According to...

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Crossflow And The Flow Of Supply Chain Finance
Crossflow And The Flow Of Supply Chain Finance
February 09, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Banks continue to shy away from traditional lending to smaller firms — especially when it comes to supply chain financing. Crossflow CEO Tony Duggan says...

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Revolut Rolls Out Ability To Split Payments Via The App
Revolut Rolls Out Ability To Split Payments Via The App
January 18, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Revolut, the global money app, announced Tuesday (Jan. 17) it launched a new feature that lets customers split the cost of any payment via their...

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Amazon Tracker: Show Me The Numbers
Amazon Tracker: Show Me The Numbers
January 12, 2017  |  Amazon

So far, so good. The new year has decided to play nice with Amazon’s stock. (Last year, if you recall, Amazon’s stock caught a small...

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