Smart City Concept Gets New Boost From Google Parent
Smart City Concept Gets New Boost From Google Parent
May 23, 2019  |  Innovation

Behold the rise of the smart city — a development that will have significant impact on payments and commerce, at least according to current plans. Get...

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AI Search Startup SearchSpring Sold To Scaleworks
AI Search Startup SearchSpring Sold To Scaleworks
May 23, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Scaleworks, a private equity firm focused on acquiring startups, inked a deal to acquire SearchSpring, an artificial intelligence (AI) eCommerce company. Get the Full Story...

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New York City’s MTA To Accept Google Pay At Select Subway, Bus Lines
New York City’s MTA To Accept Google Pay At Select Subway, Bus Lines
May 23, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Aiming to make it easier for people to commute, Google Pay announced Thursday (May 23) it has added New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)...

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PayJoy Raises $20M To Boost Smartphone Ownership
PayJoy Raises $20M To Boost Smartphone Ownership
May 23, 2019  |  Investments

PayJoy, the startup that enables people in emerging markets to purchase smartphones via installment payments and access cash loans, has raised $20 million in venture...

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Lawn Care In A Box? It’s Subscription Season
Lawn Care In A Box? It’s Subscription Season
May 23, 2019  |  Retail

Entrepreneurs are sometimes inspired to start a company for one or two reasons, but the co-founders behind lawn care subscription box Lawn Serv had a...

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Retail Cozies Up To Mass Transit — Via Payments
Retail Cozies Up To Mass Transit — Via Payments
May 23, 2019  |  Retail

Mass transit sparks a range of emotions: resignation after just missing that last subway, frustration upon encountering that mysterious smell in that last car, and...

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Democratizing Luxury With Affordable Cashmere
Democratizing Luxury With Affordable Cashmere
May 23, 2019  |  Retail

Sometimes getting lost — even in an incredibly foreign or hostile place — can turn out to be a surprisingly profitable experience. That was a...

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Payments, Speeding Across Borders
Payments, Speeding Across Borders
May 23, 2019  |  Today In Data

Cross-border payments have been a focal point for a growing number of stakeholders within financial services. For banks, it’s a multi-billion dollar opportunity. For merchants,...

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Office Depot Experiments With Coworking
Office Depot Experiments With Coworking
May 23, 2019  |  Retail

With coworking spaces as a growing commercial real estate category, Office Depot is reportedly experimenting with the concept. The retailer is “quietly” creating three spaces...

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