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Capital One seeks community plan on Discover deal, even as some activists balk

American Banker

The credit card giant says that it is "proactively meeting" with advocacy organizations to gather feedback that would help with the creation of a community benefits plan. The National Community Reinvestment Coalition, which has negotiated 21 such deals since 2016, opposes Capital One's proposed acquisition of Discover.

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Square Capital Loan Volume Grows 68% YoY, Replacing Need for a Credit Card

Bank Innovation

Mobile payments company Square grew its gross payment volume 34% over last year, and its loans through Square Capital were up twice that — 68%. billion in payments in the fourth quarter of 2016, compared with $10.2 The San Francisco-based company processed $13.7 billion in the same quarter last year. Read More.

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2016 Innovators to Watch: 44 Executives Shaping the Future of Banking

Bank Innovation

Some of the shine seems to have come off fintech innovation in 2016. Startup valuations are dropping; once abundant venture capital is growing scarcer; marketplace lending has gotten bruised — even the self-proclaimed capital of fintech, London, faces an uncertain future with Brexit.

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Capital One Acquires Trade Credit Firm BlueTarp

PYMNTS

Capital One Financial Corporation announced Friday (June 21) that it has reached an agreement to acquire purchase-to-payment and credit management company BlueTarp. In a press release , Capital One pointed to augmented B2B finance capabilities as a result of the takeover, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).

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Sephora Launches Its First Credit Card

PYMNTS

Sephora, the beauty retailer, announced on Thursday (March 14) the launch of a new credit card program. The company said in a press release that starting in the spring, it will offer the Sephora credit card, Sephora Visa® credit card and Sephora Visa Signature® credit card to its retail customers.

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Interest, Auto Lending And Credit Cards Boost Capital One’s Q1

PYMNTS

Capital One logged stronger than expected results when it posted its earnings yesterday — the growth was driven largely by rising interest rates and an uptick in its largest lending categories, cars and cards. Supply of card credit is on the high side, although it has settled out a bit. By The Numbers . What’s Next.

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TSYS Says It Extends Capital One Agreement

PYMNTS

Credit card services provider TSYS announced Friday that it has extended its existing agreement with Capital One Financial Corp. Under the terms of that pact, TSYS will continue to provide processing services for Capital One’s North American roster of accounts, a list that spans both consumer and commercial credit card accounts.

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