Thursday, January 29, 2015 kept the analysts on their toes and close to the coffee machine as Alibaba, Amazon, Google, and Visa, among others all reported their latest earnings. We listened in, did our analysis and now have our take on what each said about...
The Personal Data Notification & Protection Act, unveiled earlier this month to the Federal Trade Commission, would set a national standard for how companies respond to cybersecurity breaches. But it may not be the quintessential solution in data protection – not without the implementation of...
Responding to company reports that contactless and digital payments have grown in 2014, especially in Europe, Visa Europe on Jan. 29 formally announced a plan to invest an additional 200 million euro into developing its digital payment technology, which had been suggested as early as...
When it comes to investing in food-delivery startups, there’s still plenty to go around. 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...
Visual search provider Slyce, which offers out its proprietary technology to other mobile apps, has announced that it will acquire crowd source-based coupon app SnipSnap for $6.5 million in cash and stock, as well as its enterprise product line, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full Story...
Tripda, a ridesharing platform with a focus on long-distance travel, has raised $11 million. 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...
Mere weeks after Zomato gobbled up Urbanspoon, the restaurant discovery platform has announced its acquisition of Mekanist in Turkey. 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...
Despite signs showing that the U.S. economy is improving, 56 percent of Americans are still struggling with sub-prime credit that may have resulted from the recession, according to new findings by the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) that were reported Jan. 29 in The Washington Post....
As smartphones increasingly become like digital wallets with the rollout of features like Apple Pay and online identification becoming more common, it is only a matter of time before people become confident enough to put more sensitive information on their phones beyond just bank cards....