There are many mental images one could associate with Canada and Canadians. Scenic vistas, moose, skiing, and maple syrup, for example. But monikers like “digitally savvy” or “mobile enthusiasts” maybe not so much, though in recent weeks the Canadian mobile market has gotten a bit...
Jack Ma came to the U.S. this week and had one thing on his mind: to increase the flow of commerce into China – and Alibaba, of course. If Ma has his way, 50 percent of Alibaba’s revenues will come from outside of China, up from...
Airbnb For One-Percenters? Lifestyles of the rich and famous – now a mouse click away. Meet Luxury Retreats, an Airbnb like service except for very wealthy people looking for very luxurious — and highly specialized — travel experiences. Founded by a 17-year-old high school student...
The wave of alternative lending options for small businesses has, without question, filled a hole in the credit markets left in the wake of the Great Recession. The old problem was that small business owners simply weren’t able to gain access to credit – and...
This week PayPal accomplished a minor miracle, insofar as it managed to partially break the Internet without officially joining the Kardashian/Jenner family. However, for those of us who are not Kardashian-Jenners, all publicity is not good publicity, and this week’s collection of headlines likely had...
In about three days the countdown clock on Apple’s website will run all the way down to zero and the world’s biggest company will kick off its annual developers conference in San Francisco. Google’s I/O conference was last week and (paired with Microsoft) served a...
May was a big month for the mPOS players, with the hospitality sector driving demand and user adoption. Starbucks, in the beginning of May opened an express store in New York’s Financial District, where employees take orders on their handheld device to reduce customers’ wait...
Calendars are very hot this year. It is one of those statements that initially comes as a surprise on a platform that talks all about payments and commerce. But the calendars of the 2010s are no longer delivery mechanisms for photos of shirtless firemen or...
In what is likely one of the more dramatic statements written in history about a software development conference, USA Today reported last week that Google’s I/O developers’ conference was the “latest salvo” in an “escalating arms race” among the Top 5 U.S. tech firms for...