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Why The Goldman-Amazon Bet On SMB Lending Is No Sure Thing

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Goldman, according to reports in Bloomberg, would be added to the Amazon lending platform, which has traditionally helped merchants get the funding they need to get inventory. Amazon Lending traces its roots back to 2011, and the company had $863 million in SMB loans, according to recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Today In Data: Holiday Weekend Sales And SMB Lending

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3 billion | Amount that Amazon Lending has lent to SMBs since the program’s launch in 2011, with borrowers primarily from the U.S., 60 percent | Portion of Singapore’s national spend done through payment cards. As an added fun fact, the average Singaporean citizen has between two and six payment cards in his or her wallet.

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SoFi Looks For $500M To Expand Lending Services

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That tally is likely to be led by Silver Lake Partners, the newswire said, and will be geared toward boosting the online lending and personal finance offerings now under SoFi’s umbrella. Bloomberg noted that the firm traces its genesis to 2011, with an initial push into student loan refinancing. billion, said Bloomberg.

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Amex Updates Blue Cash Card To Reflect Millennials’ Spending

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In a sign of the times, American Express is increasing the rewards on its Blue Cash Preferred Card, announcing 6 percent cash back on U.S. American Express said the Blue Cash Preferred Card will still offer 6 percent cash back in U.S. consumer lending and acquisition at American Express. streaming subscriptions. gas stations.

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GlobalOnePay Integrates Card Payment Capabilities Into InvoiceASAP

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Pivotal Payments unit GlobalOnePay is partnering with InvoiceASAP to lend invoice-to-pay solutions to joint clients. InvoiceASAP provides both mobile and web invoicing tools, and joint customers can enable credit card processing on both platforms thanks to the GlobalOnePay partnership. and Canadian businesses.

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Fast EMV, Mobile Starbucks And Under-Fire Payday Lending

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Visa is determined to make EMV faster, Starbucks wants to make getting that cuppa joe faster, too, and is crushing it with mobile order ahead and the CFPB might be moving closer to having a fast exodus of the payday lending business once its rules drop. So, here’s what you need to know to be trending in payments this week. EMV’s Second Phase.

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Wells Fargo’s Merchant Services Unit In The Spotlight

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Wells Fargo is facing a fresh lawsuit contending the bank’s Merchant Services Unit overcharged small businesses for the payment processing of their credit card transactions. He said during his employment from 2011 to 2013, it was nearly impossible for business owners to get out of their merchant agreement.

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