Doctor On Demand CEO Talks Walmart Partnership And Telemedicine’s Expansion
Doctor On Demand CEO Talks Walmart Partnership And Telemedicine’s Expansion
October 31, 2018  |  Matchmakers

When last year’s flu vaccine turned out to be ineffective 80 percent of the time, it did not necessarily have to turn into a flu...

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NEW REPORT: Retailers Face An Augmented Reality Check
NEW REPORT: Retailers Face An Augmented Reality Check
October 31, 2018  |  Omnicommerce

Augmented reality (AR) has long been associated with games like Pokémon Go and Zombies, Run! However, AR is now rewriting the rules of the retail...

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AEVI Software Launch Targets SMB Checkout Improvements
AEVI Software Launch Targets SMB Checkout Improvements
October 30, 2018  |  Retail

It’s never easy being a mom-and-pop merchant, or a similarly small retailer, given the resources of the bigger rivals out there, along with the pace...

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Mastercard Gains B2B Payments Traction, Sees Double-Digit Growth
Mastercard Gains B2B Payments Traction, Sees Double-Digit Growth
October 30, 2018  |  Mastercard

Mastercard continued the trend of strong earnings results from payments players, with double-digit gains across several metrics on a global scale. CEO Ajay Banga told analysts...

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As Amazon’s Market Cap Takes Hit, Bright Spots Emerge
As Amazon’s Market Cap Takes Hit, Bright Spots Emerge
October 30, 2018  |  Amazon

It was only about two months ago — August, in fact — when the prediction came out: Amazon, the eCommerce operator that had recently made moves into...

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Microsoft, Nasdaq Pair On Blockchain Initiative
Microsoft, Nasdaq Pair On Blockchain Initiative
October 30, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Microsoft is reportedly partnering with Nasdaq on blockchain, in which its Azure blockchain services will integrate with Nasdaq’s Financial Framework. According to a report in Bloomberg citing...

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Finlok And Building Better Financial Services For Young Indian Consumers
Finlok And Building Better Financial Services For Young Indian Consumers
October 30, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

In the course of conversations with many innovators and entrepreneurs about how they ended up founding the firms they founded, we tend to hear something...

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GE Slashing Quarterly Dividend, Reorganizing Power Unit, Facing DOJ Inquiry
GE Slashing Quarterly Dividend, Reorganizing Power Unit, Facing DOJ Inquiry
October 30, 2018  |  Earnings

GE, in conjunction with reporting a third-quarter loss of $2.63 a share, revealed that it is slashing its quarterly dividend, is reorganizing its Power unit and...

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Klarna Integrates Sofort With Shopify Payments; Japan Mulls QR Code Standard For Transit
Klarna Integrates Sofort With Shopify Payments; Japan Mulls QR Code Standard For Transit
October 30, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Klarna’s integration with Shopify for payments to German merchants....

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