Uber is not just expanding geographically but via technology, too. As reported by TechCrunch on Wednesday (Dec. 2), the company is seeking to take over the mobile app landscape with a new Ride Request Button. [bctt tweet=”Uber is not just expanding geographically but via technology, too.”] Through the...
When it comes to shopping searches, more consumers are reportedly opting for Amazon over Google, but as Re/code reported Tuesday (Dec. 1), sales data from the Thanksgiving holiday weekend may put the odds back in Google’s favor. According to data from eCommerce firm ChannelAdvisor, Google’s...
Take one driver's license (or passport). Add a smartphone camera. Snap. What you get is a digital identity capable of passing muster with a bank. Mike Diamond, Mitek's Chief Revenue Officer, and Sarah Clark, VP of Product at Mitek, gave MPD CEO Karen Webster an...
A lot of data is tossed around during the holiday season. And a lot of myths are, too. That’s where First Data is attempting to step in to give some credibility to just what the holiday shopping season has looked like so far. Using the First...
JPMorgan Chase and OnDeck Capital are joining forces in an old financial services meets new financial services type of moment. The largest U.S. bank by deposits announced yesterday (Dec. 1) that it was breaking into online lending with an assist (and signed agreement with) New York-based...
Tiger Global, the hedge fund noted for raising billions of dollars to invest in fast-growing companies, is, well, raising billions of more dollars to invest in fast-growing companies. [bctt tweet=”Tiger’s raised billions of more dollars to invest in fast-growing companies.”] TechCrunch said Monday (Nov. 30)...
With an industry like retail, who drives the need for innovation? Is it the big banks and brands that have the resources to develop new payment methods and marketing strategies without taking on big risks, or is it the unproven entrepreneurs who pursue game-changing ideas...
October 1 has come and gone and EMV has found its swim lanes here in the U.S. So what’s next with respect to securing cardholder data? Gemalto has a point of view and it includes another acronym – DCV.
The movement to bring tap and pay — through P2P — may gain some new momentum in Europe through Cookies. As TechCrunch reported Monday (Nov. 30), the enterprise that lets friends pay friends using technology but with no attached fees is seeking to follow in...
