Monthly Archives: August 2012

Alibaba Eyes Online Financing Partnership

According to media reports, Alibaba Group chairman and CEO, Jack Ma, is looking to establish a joint venture to create an Internet-based financing business. The two other partners involved are reportedly represented by Ma Huateng, founder and CEO of Chinese … Continue reading

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Country Risk Climate: Trends to Keep an Eye On

Czech Republic – in a stronger position than other EU countries; Hungary – an interest rate cut to test the waters; Peru – improved credit rating; Singapore – prospects for the SGD and the economy; Slovakia –weaker, but not headed … Continue reading

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PERC releases new report, “The Credit Impacts on Low-Income Americans from Reporting Moderately Late Utility Payments”

In response to questions regarding the June 2012 release of the report, “A New Pathway to Financial Inclusion,” the Policy and Economic Research Council (PERC) released a follow-up report focusing on the impacts of reporting moderately late payments to (CRAs), … Continue reading

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Connotate and Systech Partner to Leverage Web Data for Business Intelligence

Connotate Will Enable Systech to Apply Its Proven Methodology to Create Valuable Data Sets From Sources Outside the Firewall Connotate announced it is partnering with Systech Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of business intelligence, to develop new best practices at … Continue reading

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Panjiva Supply Chain News: July Trade Data may Indicate Green Shoots

The word from the Panjiva research team: trade activity experienced a healthy bump in July. Specifically, the number of waterborne shipments coming into the U.S. experienced a 9% month-over-month increase from June to July. Previous year’s June to July changes: … Continue reading

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How Performance Marketing Accelerates B-to-B Prospecting

Every time you turn around, a new “performance marketing” opportunity turns up for B-to-B marketers.  What a treasure trove!  And on the face of it, a real boon, because you only pay when your prospect takes the action you’re looking … Continue reading

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FICO: Enterprise Fraud More Critical than Ever

Enterprise fraud management is more critical than ever, given the continued evolution of fraud attacks and the new emphasis on fraud protection as a customer service differentiator.  Better fraud management, ultimately, will make a bank more attractive to customers. And … Continue reading

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