AirSig Lands $2 Million Backing
AirSig Lands $2 Million Backing
September 03, 2014  |  Mobile

The Foxconn Technology Group has locked down 10 percent control—after writing a $2 million check—of AirSig, a Taiwanese mobile authentication startup, TechCrunch is reporting. That...

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New App Aims To Make Everyone A Storefront
New App Aims To Make Everyone A Storefront
September 03, 2014  |  Mobile

Europe’s biggest online fashion retailer is testing a mobile-app feature that will let users snap a picture and then get recommendations for similar clothing, according...

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Swift Moves to Ban Russia
Swift Moves to Ban Russia
September 03, 2014  |  News

British prime minister David Cameron is urging EU nations to cut off Russian banks from the SWIFT financial messaging network, in order to put pressure...

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Bank Account Fees Plummeting
Bank Account Fees Plummeting
September 03, 2014  |  Mobile

After years of bank fee increases—both in type and amount—those fees may be on the decline. “Banks are making less of their money from customer-account...

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Can Retailers Replicate Amazon’s Success?
Can Retailers Replicate Amazon’s Success?
September 03, 2014  |  Hmmm

Amazon has removed a lot of the friction associated with shopping on and offline: easy checkout, fast delivery, massive product inventory. Yet Safwan Zaheer, a...

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Delta Settles With Card Brands Over Swipe Fees
Delta Settles With Card Brands Over Swipe Fees
September 03, 2014  |  In Depth

Delta Airlines this week reached a settlement with Visa and MasterCard in its dispute over interchange fees. The airline had opted out of a settlement...

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Cash Use—Is It Just An Age Thing?
Cash Use—Is It Just An Age Thing?
September 02, 2014  |  News

Yet more research is showing the resilience of cash use in the U.S. People, it seems, just like to use it, especially for smaller purchases....

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Visa’s Worst Nightmare: Smarter Bankers
Visa’s Worst Nightmare: Smarter Bankers
September 02, 2014  |  News

A new analyst report sent Visa shares tumbling almost one percent late last week, after the analyst group said it expected much tougher negotiations between...

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