Fluree, a database management startup based in North Carolina, has raised $4.7 million in a funding round to develop blockchain and integrate it into its database technology, according to a report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Mobile food ordering has quickly gone from niche activity to mainstream. Between 2016 and 2018, the volume of orders placed through mobile apps grew by 130 percent, according to PYMNTS’ Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker. Mobile represents roughly 60 percent of all digital restaurant orders today. This...
WorldRemit, the mobile payments company, announced Monday (June 3) that it raised $175 million in venture funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...
TransferMate, which provides B2B cross-border payment services, announced that it has launched the TransferMate API. According to the company, the product allows “software partners and business customers access to its globally regulated payments technology through direct integration.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
While there are many wonderful thing to say about a cake – delicious, beautiful and perhaps even inventive or creative – it is rarely described as innovative. There are only so many ways to bake a cake – and while some elements can be varied...
To change the way that consumers buy age-appropriate toys, subscription services are focusing on offering specialized collections of play items designed for specific stages of a baby’s life. The core business for Lovevery, for instance, are play kits for those 0 to 24 months old....
Blackstone Group reportedly is paying $18.7 billion for what Bloomberg calls “179 million square feet of urban logistics properties – the warehouses used by Amazon.com Inc. and other retailers to fulfill orders from online shoppers.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Cryptocurrency prices have been nothing if not volatile over the span of years. Bitcoin is only the marquee name, but shows enthusiasm for crypto in the wake of a trade war that may (or may not) see the digital coins embraced as a hedge against stocks...
Banking holding company Heartland Financial is broadening its online bank account opening capabilities to the business community. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...
