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Intuit Tells Accountants To Get Alt-Lending Savvy
May 15, 2015

If accountants want to most effectively serve their small business customers, they must not ignore the alternative lending industry. That’s the takeaway from a recent speech made by Intuit vice president and head of Intuit UK Rich Preece at the Accountex 2015 conference this week....

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B2B Investment Tracker, May 8-15
May 15, 2015

Another week, another ride on the rollercoaster of B2B investment. The last month or so has seen dramatic rises and falls in the volume of funding given to B2B startups, and while the first week in May yielded half a billion dollars for an array...

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Zebra Soars With Mobile Enterprise Device Store
May 15, 2015

The Bring Your Own Device movement may be leading smartphone and tablet makers to adapt to employees using their devices for both personal and business use, but for some workplaces, the personal smartphone is not strong enough. That’s why Zebra Technologies is focusing its enterprise...

IoT-Focused Cisco Gets Its Own Supply Chain Connected
May 15, 2015

Technology conglomerate Cisco is a big fan of the Internet of Things. In recent years, the company has pushed for IoT adoption among its business clients, and last month the firm released a study with DHL that found up to 50 billion objects will be...

Connecting SMEs To Working Capital With Symbid
May 15, 2015

While large-scale, established companies usually don’t have to look far for capital, startups and growing enterprises have to work a lot harder to attract investments. Symbid is looking to make that easier on them. The online funding platform provides SMEs with access to financial backing...

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Apple’s Freemium Fight
May 15, 2015

In 2003, Apple changed the face of music with the back-to-back releases of the iTunes store and the iPod. Apple did not invent the MP3 player – several versions were floating around mid to late ’90s – nor did they place digital music on the...

PayPal Will Go Public As PYPL
May 15, 2015

For PayPal, everything old is new again. And soon tradable on the stock market under its old symbol. 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...

Alibaba Invests In Logistics As It Eyes Global Growth
May 15, 2015

Alibaba is on the fast track to expand its footprint, and a strategic investment announced yesterday (May 14) showed — logistically speaking — just how the eCommerce company plans to do so. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Nordstrom’s eCommerce Expansion Pays Off
May 15, 2015

While retailers struggle to find the balance between in-store and eCommerce investments, Nordstrom may have found the perfect mix. 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...