The U.S. food stamp program seems set for a digital upgrade. The Department of Agriculture is launching a pilot program that would enable Americans that participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — AKA food stamps — to use them to buy groceries online. To this point, using...
Through a private equity offering, Redmond, WA-based engineering startup Otto Robotics has raised $1.5 million, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Financial institutions are rolling out cardless ATM transactions in which customers can use their mobile phones to withdraw money, but Krebs on Security found that that feature can be hacked, with the bad guys quickly and quietly taking stolen bank account usernames and passwords and getting...
Like other corporations in its field, Ricoh made a name for itself over the decades helping corporations manage the mounds of paperwork they produce and manage. For Ricoh, that meant developing printers, copiers and, later, scanners to digitize some of those documents. Get the Full Story...
The B2B payments space has just grown, thanks to the new presence of PayPool. The U.S. company, founded just last year, made an announcement Friday (Jan. 6) that it has officially begun services with the launch of its bulk payment and distribution service. Get the...
Two alternative SME lenders are joining forces. Strategic Funding Source announced Thursday (Jan. 5) that it is integrating the solutions of Capify’s own small business financing operation — a move that, while not officially considered a merger, will see a merging of the two companies...
The latest data before the start of the new year on small business employment levels offers an optimistic take. 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...
The past few years have seen some of the largest changes in the history of small business lending, and that evolution hasn’t been stifled by borders. Across the globe this week, new small business lenders emerged, new data on SME lending rates surfaced and new...
It never takes long for cybercriminals to find new avenues to perpetrate fraud. 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 daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....
