| Laplancheâs Upgrade Raises $62M To Reinvent Consumer Credit Renaud Laplancheâs latest online consumer lending platform, Upgrade, may have many of the same LendingClub alum as its founding team, but comes to market with a product quite different from what the team launched at its alma mater. Laplanche tells Karen Webster why credit lines coupled with credit health tools are now front and center â and how Upgradeâs recent Series C funding round will support that growth. |
| Why One-Click Isnât Just About Checkout Anymore ISOs, ISVs and any number of providers are competing to onboard merchants. Even in the digital age, the process can be snarled by numerous forms, links to click through and redundant data. Agreement Expressâ COO Cory Taylor explains how sending a merchant one link â instead of several â can boost processing volume and revenues by as much as 42 percent. |
| Why Scandit Wants To Go Beyond The Barcode Scandit aims to bring the digital and physical together on store shelves, using the barcode as a jumping-off point to mobile computing and AR, all while helping retailers manage inventory more efficiently and making consumers happier. CEO Samuel Mueller tells PYMNTS whatâs next for the firm, flushed with a $30M funding round in hand. |
| | Global Payments Architecture Report | | NEW REPORT: Fixing The Last Mile Of The Global Payments Supply Chain A broken link in the global supply chain can have a wide-reaching domino effect. The new Global Payments Architecture Report explores the payment difficulties that companies face in keeping the global supply chain well-oiled and running â especially over that last mile of payment. Plus, Dabbawalla Bags Founder Susan Givens discusses the cash flow challenges of operating a seasonal back-to-school business and how to manage them. |
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