Commerce is going universal. As online, mobile and physical shopping increasingly mesh together, merchants are seizing their chance to deliver a holistic customer experience via multiple channels and mobile devices. One way to go about this strategy is by taking advantage of hyper-local commerce, according...
The three months through September were still the busiest for IPOs in four years and would have been even if Alibaba had never set foot in the U.S. and gone public. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Conventional wisdom might lead one to conclude that payday lending is a scourge upon the Earth and an institution dedicated wholly to feasting on the financially disadvantaged and entrapping them unwittingly into an unending cycle of interest, fees and renewals intended to turn a $500...
Not everyone thinks the eBay-PayPal no-fault divorce is the greatest thing to happen to the exchange of goods and services since the replacement of the barter system. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Western Union is now allowing customers of Walgreens to transfer money domestically through a new Western Union stage-and-pay kiosk model. The kiosks will use the the Walgreens Balance Financial platform. Starting now, customers can send or receive money at almost 8,000 Walgreens and Duane Reade locations...
Bank of American announced Wednesday (Oct. 1) that all consumer and small business debit cards will now have an EMV security chip included. The majority of BoA’s credit cards already come chip enabled, and with Wednesday’s announcement, the North Carolina-based bank will be the first in...
Next up on Uber’s hit list: the world’s corporate car services. The transportation startup announced the global rollout of “Uber for Business” Wednesday (Oct. 1) and has introduced its corporate billing system in 41 new countries. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
As the home décor site Houzz pushes hard for an E-Commerce expansion, it might be able to wallpaper with Benjies now that it’s picked up $165 million in new funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Can a startup based on supply chain logistics seriously take on Amazon and make a dent? Marc Lore, co-founder of Diapers.com parent company Quidsi, apparently thinks so and he’s actively raising $600 million to make it happen, reports Recode. Get the Full Story Complete the...
