Lending Club’s platform has originated $2 billion in total personal loans, $158 million of loans in June alone.
- HSBC Bank Oman launches SecureKey for internet banking and upgrades mobile banking app.
- Adidas to accept SafetyPay for online payments across Latin America.
- Iowa government will soon accept Dwolla as payment for property and vehicle taxes.
- The American Bankers Association endorses the card-linked offer technology powered by Linkable Networks.
- The Next Web reports: Virtual stock market game startup TradeHero aims for $5m funding and 1m users by year-end.
- Monitise and Telefonica enter mobile money partnership.
- The Globe and Mail looks at On Deck Capital, Lending Club, and CommunityLend’s FinanceIt as alternative financing.
- Money Insider column in The Independent features Azimo.
- Forex Brokerz takes a look at social trading via ayondo.
- Pymnts.com interviews TSYS Director of Acquiring Solutions Product Management, Tedd Huff on payment processing.
- OpenCoin launches Bitcoin Bridge, an e-commerce enabler for Ripple.
- CEOCFO Magazine interviews Blaze Mobile CEO Michelle Fisher.
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