With the Alibaba IPO mere days away, some of the other most influential forces in Chinese business see it as an opportunity to try and stake their claim to a big E-Commerce chunk—before Alibaba’s public financing makes it an even more powerful rival. Get the...
We have seen a lot of interesting announcements of late, with more expected to come. HCE is providing a path to include NFC in cloud based services; PayPal launched drag and drop integration, and One Touch experience; key hires point to a new wave of...
Much has been published over the past couple of years on virtual currencies, including Bitcoin. But just how aware are consumers of their existence? A recent study found, well, not that much, as about half have never heard of them. Get the Full Story Complete...
As Alibaba prepares for a roadshow to convince investors that its $20 billion IPO will be a good deal, the Chinese e-commerce giant has a big advantage: a tenfold jump in mobile commerce in the past year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
With the exception perhaps of the Starbucks mobile app, mobile apps for payment have been struggling to catch on with consumers. Some petroleum retailers, however, appear to making a go of it with apps that offer discounts on gasoline purchases at the pump. Get the...
Online gambling is big and growing, with Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey all now legally allowing online gambling. But there exist significant sensitivities surrounding processing payments for an activity that is still illegal in the vast majority of states, similar to the payment challenges of...
Police in Gadsen, Alabama, have been investigating a multinational PayPal scam that appeared to be based in Alabama. Sellers involved were from the United Arab Emirates, Israel, Great Britain and Ukraine. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Banks in the U.S., trying to fight back revenue declines, “boosted lending in the second quarter at a pace unseen since the financial crisis,” according to an FDIC report, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
With the exception perhaps of the Starbucks mobile app, mobile apps for payment have been struggling to catch on with consumers. Some petroleum retailers, however, appear to making a go of it with apps that offer discounts on gasoline purchases at the pump. Get the...
