| First Data 2Q Top Line Beats Street On SMB Momentum
In its latest earnings report, First Data CEO, Frank Bisignano, pointed to momentum in the North American SMB customer base as the fuel that delivered a Q2 beat. Bisignano emphasized that acquisitions are tracking to plan and Clover is seeing, well, green fields ahead. Read More... |
| Tap To Give To Charity â Yes, Itâs A Thyng
Charitable giving is one of the last things to go digital, and with good reason â the ability to accept credit card or digital payments is not always straightforward or cheap. But as cash and checkbooks become endangered species, non-profit organizations are going to have to change with the times. Thyngs' CEO Neil Garner told Karen Webster that he believes he has the answer with tech-embedded objects â Thyngs â which potential donors can scan to learn more about the cause, and donate with a simple tap.
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| The Russian Connection (To Alt Lending Globally)
ID Finance has traveled an eventful road since its early days as a startup in Russia with only a few hundred thousand dollars and a determination to build better credit channels for consumers and small businesses in the developing world. Five years later, the firm is profitable, growing and collaborating with Elbrus Capital Fund Manager Yury Popov, to launch the FinTech Credit Fund that will allocate $200 million to emerging market FinTech firms focused on alternative lending. We talked to their founders. Read More... |
| | Payments Powering Platforms Tracker™ | | NEW REPORT: Mobile Platforms Take Personalized Aim At Amazonâs eThrone
While specialty stores have traditionally had personalized service locked up, mobile platforms are finding ways to disrupt retail in its wheelhouse, while taking a stab at Amazonâs Achillesâ heel. In Augustâs PYMNTS Payments Powering Platforms Tracker, powered by WePay, Stephan Schambach, CEO and founder of commerce platform NewStore, discusses how the company is developing personalization and service features that can help specialty retailers compete with those eTailer Goliaths. (He should know, he founded Demandware.) Plus, headlines and rankings of 65 platform providers, inside the Tracker. Read More... |
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