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What 46 Percent of Small Businesses Want But Can’t Get
May 14, 2014

Small and microbusinesses are vulnerable – especially when it comes to getting credit. And in the absence of traditional forms of credit, many turn to credit cards for working capital. But 46 percent of SMBs say they don’t or can’t. MasterCard and Corporation for Enterprise...

Mobile Commerce
Casio Introduces Two Android POS Terminals
May 14, 2014

Casio has announced the introduction of two new POS touch terminals, the the V-R7000 and the V-R7100, that run both the Android OS and optional POS application software. Casio introduced the first complete Android POS terminal V-R 100 terminal. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Financial Inclusion
Mobile-Shopping App Boxed Raises $6.5 Million Sets Out To Compete With Amazon Prime
May 14, 2014

Wholesale enthusiasts will now have a new and possibly cheaper mobile shopping option than Amazon’s $100 per year service Prime. Boxed, the “Costco of mobile apps,” has just raised $6.5 million in its quest to the biggest player on the block when it comes to bulk,...

Loyalty & Rewards
Perks Outrank Price For Travelers According To American Express
May 14, 2014

A recent survey of 300 U.S. and Canada based travel professionals by American Express, in advance of the forthcoming summer travel season, revealed some interesting things about customer preferences when it comes to booking travel. For example, while a vast majority, almost 70 percent, believed...

Loyalty & Rewards
Orbitz Reports Strong Q1 Growth Backed By Enhanced Mobile And Rewards
May 14, 2014

Travel booking site Orbitz has reported its first quarter 2014 results, which boast modest but solid growth. Orbitz’s adjusted growth rate in Q1 was $0.33 year-on-year to $ 28.7 million with room night growth of 12% and net revenue growth of 4%. The company attributes much...

Loyalty & Rewards
Yogurty’s Sweet mWallet Expansion
May 14, 2014

Yogurty– a leading merchant of frozen yogurt so tasty that you won’t forget its not ice cream, but you also wont’ feel tricked into eating it–has announced an increase in mobile wallet integration just in time of the summer FroYo season. Get the Full Story...

B2B Payments
Square Adding Feedback Tool For Merchants
May 14, 2014

Square, fresh off announcing the discontinuation of their mobile wallet, is pressing forward with their 2.0 reinvention with the release of a new feedback tool for Square merchants. Square Feedback is a new a tool that turns a company’s digital receipts into an opportunity to solicit...

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New From Pinterest: Corporate Pins For Sale
May 14, 2014

Pinterest, the online social site that allows users to “pin”their favorite things to their personal wall is now looking to monetize the service by selling “pins” to businesses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

B2B Payments
OB10 Gets A New Name and New Deals
May 14, 2014

OB10, acquired by Tungsten Corp. last fall, has become Tungsten Network. Founded in 2010, the company connects many of the world’s largest firms and government agencies to their thousands of suppliers globally.