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Over the past week, the IRS deemed bitcoins taxable property, giving critics even more ammo to blast what Warren Buffet has dubbed “a mirage” and a man that Andreessen sort of slighted this week for his criticism of the cryptocurrency. That said, a small gun...
Instacart has officially launched in New York City this week. The grocery delivery service is already popular in Chicago and San Francisco and will now be serving the section of lower Manhattan between Hell’s Kitchen and Tribeca. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Two-year old software company Index, founded by former Google Wallet engineer Jonathan Wall and product lead Marc Freed-Finnegan, is focused on the physical world of commerce. Payments today work just fine, contends CEO Freed-Finnegan, but what about the other possibilities? Get the Full Story Complete...
Carrier billing-based mobile payments specialist Boku Inc. and European parking and mobile ticketing services provider sunhill technologies announced they will make direct global carrier billing available worldwide for sunhill’s services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
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Three companies took home the Best Innovation via ACH awards last week in recognition of the unique ways each is leveraging the ACH Network.
Payments processor CardConnect is partnering with point-of-sale terminal maker Ingenico to bring EMV and point-to-point encryption to their 50,000 U.S. merchant customers.
Several startups, including one led by astrophysicists, and a database-delivery provider highlight this week’s Startup Roundup.