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The New York City company describes itself as "people-powered antivirus for bills." Personal finance security start-up BillGuard, which describes itself as "people-powered antivirus for bills," has closed $10 million in second-round financing. The New York City-based company scans credit card bills for unauthorized, wrong, or deceptive charges using a combination of algorithms, complaints posted on the Internet about scams, and feedback from users (the last bit being the "people-powered" part of the equation).

These days it’s impossible to get anything significant--a phone, car, or house--without having your credit score checked first. And the penalty for having a low score--or worse still, no score--is higher than you might think. According to the non-profit Credit Builders Alliance , individuals with poor numbers can pay $250,000 in extra interest over their lifetime

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Ben Chestnut, CEO of MailChimp, described in the last post how the freemium model has dramatically increased business for his company. Below, Ben describes his pricing model and the types of customers his company prefers. Curt-I reviewed your company’s pricing structure and think it’s really smart how you have tailored your pricing for each buyer persona, such as the customer with high volatility in the number of emails he’s going to send or the customer with a huge volume of subscribers

GolfChannel: Keegan Bradley deserves all the credit for his PGA win, but major championship lineage certainly doesn’t hurt the cause.

Making purchases online is a headache: filling out your billing address, your credit card number, your zip code, and other personal details. How often have you sat squinting at your desk, slowly bobbing your head from card to computer as you henpeck away at the keyboard with one hand? But a new service launched today can make paying for goods digitally just as painless and simple as swiping your card at the grocery store.

Peer-to-peer lending has found its niche among small business owners in need of quick cash. Find out if its right for you, and learn some expert tips on appealing to lenders.

Square's gone after the clunky old cash register. Now Google's trying to reinvent how we pay for even more things

Square promises to put an end to the headaches of traditional purchases: having to fumble with your wallet, exchange and swipe the credit card, wait for a paper receipt. But someone still needs to convince merchants.

Credit card design has not changed much over the years. Now, Citibank is ushering in a new breed of credit cards with built-in computer chips.

Law-enforcement officials are trained to fight crime in the physical world. Still, the need to transition them from guns and patrol cars to keyboards and mouses is pressing