Similar to how Kickstarter revolutionized crowdsourcing projects through e-payments, Lighthouse hopes to move that into the undertapped Bitcoin sphere of influence starting yesterday (Jan. 21), when the site went public on Mac, Linux, and Windows. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
The explosive growth of mobile has taken its toll on retail payments in many parts of the globe. In Canada, technology players, retailers, banks and network operators are now competing to “own” mobile payments, says Linda Mantia, Executive Vice-President, Digital, Payments and Cards at RBC....
It seem Amazon has decided to jump out of the payments business less than a year after first jumping in. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Russia’s answer to Amazon, Ulmart, has confirmed that it plans to IPO in the next year. Russia’s leading e-commerce company confirmed early today (January 21) that it will go public in a yet-to-be-determined Western stock exchange and that it is considering using the IPO to...
Those days of having to remember dozens of passwords and PIN numbers may become a thing of the past over the next five years. Soon, all you’ll need is a fingerprint or just your smile thanks to an expected surge in biometric authentication apps. Get the...
This year, the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, which begins today, hones in on political, economic, social and technological transformations and how they’ve impacted decision-making and progress across the world. To discuss how these advancements in technology are offering potential for economic growth and productivity,...
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has added to its global list of investments by reportedly injecting capital into Israeli QR code developer Visualead. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
Microsoft has the Zune. Apple has the Newton. More recently, Amazon has the Fire Phone. All examples of great and innovative companies that swung and missed big after designing products that really didn’t solve any problems for consumers or add any real value to an...
Germany-based Rocket internet is less than beloved in Silicon Valley Tech circles, as the company is known for taking (non-proprietary) business ideas born in the valley, copying them, and then spinning them off on to the world’s stage. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
