Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Singtel’s Dash’s plans to introduce a remittance service to allow users to send money from Singapore to Myanmar. In addition, Pakistan’s Telenor Microfinance Bank unveiled a cross-border remittance service based...
The number of tech patents that China was awarded in the U.S. increased in 2018, marking the only country to see an uptick in the number of U.S. patents granted. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
IBM announced Tuesday (Jan. 8) that it received 9,100 patents last year, marking the 26th year in a row in which it led in terms of U.S. patents. In a press release, Armonk, New York-based IBM said it led the industry in terms of artificial...
Plaid, the FinTech company that enables developers to create financial services applications, announced Tuesday (Jan. 8) that it has acquired Quovo to make it easier for developers to create products that include investment data. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
When Chime’s Co-founders Chris Britt (CEO) and Ryan King (CTO) first set out to start a web bank, it was with one idea in mind: offering middle-class consumers a good deal. It was something that was surprisingly hard for them to find in mainstream banking. Get the...
Sunglasses and cool have a long and storied relationship. Jack Nicholson, Bono, Anna Wintour and Elton John are all famously cool and are known for wearing sunglasses all of the time (including at night and indoors), and though they all probably would have been cool...
As grocers fight for survival and dominance in the age of Amazon, Kroger is testing connected devices with the help of Microsoft. The retailer plans to pilot technology products using Microsoft’s Azure platform at two stores, one in Ohio and one in Washington. Kroger is seeking to bring...
Entrepreneurs are constantly solving problems, and those challenges often come out of personal experiences. Kevin Vanderwarker, who co-founded dining recommendation platform Taste, traveled across the country for a number of jobs over the years and found it difficult to discover a good place to eat...
After 126 years in business as an iconic American retailer, Sears Holdings has reportedly turned down a bid by Chairman Eddie Lampert to help it stay open. But Lampert’s hedge fund, ESL Investments, reportedly wants to challenge the decision per unnamed sources with knowledge of the situation, CNBC reported. Get the...
