The number of venture-capital-backed IPOs plunged in Q1 2015 to the lowest level in two years, in the wake of a huge number of VC-backed companies that went public in 2014, a VC trade group said on Monday (April 6). Get the Full Story Complete...
Microsoft has officially entered the world of payments. The Windows software giant has received its first money transmitter license from the state of Idaho’s Department of Finance, USA Today reported on Monday (April 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
When it comes to choices for alternative financing providers, the U.K.’s SMEs benefit from having ample choices — but does having more choices always make the lending process easier? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Studying the global economy cannot be done without studying one key stakeholder — global shoppers. And to be more specific, how global shoppers use the Internet to drive commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Google secured a new partnership with ChowNow, the online restaurant ordering platform, that will integrate Google Wallet into its app — giving the mobile payment app access to thousands of new potential users. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
As Amazon’s list of merchants continues to grow, it may be having an impact on the merchants who were once loyal to eBay, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
eBay may have found its edge with its Chinese merchants by giving them an overseas warehouse presence across four countries — providing some of the merchants a sales boost of 145 percent in one quarter alone, Internet Retailer reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Acorns, the mobile app with the tagline “Invest the Change,” seems to have cracked the investing nut as it’s recently been able to bank $10.5 million more capital from investors into the company, VentureBeat reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Fueled by the increase in online payments, ACH volume grew to almost 22 billion transactions equating to $38.7 trillion in value in 2013 and has continued to climb in 2014. At the same time, transaction returns, unauthorized ACH returns and account takeover fraud have put...
