Our Data Digest this week is fueled by the onslaught of Q3 2015 reports coming out these days, but it’s far more than bank earnings that are being tracked. In addition to corporate banks, new reports in the quarter are unveiling trends in travel and...
Currency Cloud is greasing the engines of cross-border B2B payments. Last week, the company unveiled an update to its API that brings faster transaction speeds with greater payment volume capacity, an upgrade that takes a step toward the industry’s increasing demand for near-instant payments. Get...
There is no shortage of ways to buy and sell tickets to live events on the Web through the magic of the Internet. With few exceptions, there are very few events that one cannot capture a ticket to with a working Internet connection and a...
Was med-tech startup, Theranos, following in the footsteps of Uber and simply embarking on “permissionless” innovation? Or is its current firestorm the consequence of groupthink given its storied roster of investors and board members? With $400M in investments and a $9B valuation, MPD CEO Karen...
As the good people at Morton Salt first said in 1911, “when it rains, it pours.” And last week that rain came in the form of IPOs, with big updates from Square, big news for the widely coveted Worldpay and something of a big letdown for...
A few short weeks ago, daily fantasy sports sites seemed poised to have their biggest year yet. The two biggest companies in the burgeoning industry – DraftKings and FanDuel – spent a combined $31 million on 9,000 national television commercials for this year’s National Football...
If Apple learns nothing else from 2015, it will be that, by and large, bankers just can't keep a secret. After many months of speculation, it looks like Apple Pay may soon launch in Canada.
Bitcoin has struggled a bit to gain legitimacy in the global market. Its underlying technology, the blockchain, has had far more success, largely thanks to major financial institutions that have made major investments in the technology. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Venture capitalists this past week mainly focused their funding on B2B startups in two categories: those that help companies protect their business, and those that help companies expand their business’ bank accounts. Many of the businesses that secured funding are Software-as-a-Service providers, but the firms...
