In life there are few shortcuts — and on occasion when a difficulty is encountered on the map there is no way to go over or under or around. The only way to go is directly through, jumping hurdles as they pop up along the...
With the MLB playoffs underway, the NFL well into its regular season and Washington, well, being Washington as usual, this week was all about keeping tabs with winners and losers in the news cycle. And while the scorekeeping was less apparent in payments and commerce this week,...
There’s a flurry of activity going on in terms of acquisitions, expansions and downsizing. From providing better security tools to moving into Asian territory, companies are on the move. Here are the numbers: $100 million | Amount that ride-hailing app Grab plans to spend to buy Kudo...
While millennials have been called the entitled generation, this generation has been saddled with tough circumstances. As millennials were just getting out of college around 2008, the recession hit and the job market was less than kind. As this contributed to significant debt, millennials have relied...
From startups to blockchain and financial institutions, there has been a myriad of investing related news announced late this week. Here are the numbers: $2 billion | Amount Snapchat is predicted to lose in 2017 $8.5 million | Amount of funding announced by food delivery startup JoyRun $7 million | Series...
Telephones have seen a myriad of changes over the past few decades. Arguably one of the more interesting ones is the ability to make payments. While smartphones have certainly made this easier through the use of mobile wallets, the world of processing payments via good old-fashioned...
Amazon’s quest to become the ultimate eCommerce site is well under way. Lately, Amazon has taken actions to move itself further along this path. Today alone there are three new developments from the online retail giant. In addition to Amazon Web Services launching its self-serve cloud-based...
The GOP’s decision to pull its new health care bill from the voting floor of Congress are seeing some investors concerned about what a Trump presidency means for their work. Investors that were hoping for more business-friendly tax cuts and regulatory changes are moving forward with...
It’s hard to hide any wrongdoings in today’s tech-infused world. Everything is recorded, timestamped, photographed and filed into the wonderful arena of the Internet. The U.S. Department of Justice just announced it has caught an email hacker who made away with a small fortune redhanded....
