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NoWait Raises $10 Million In Series B Funding
May 21, 2014

NoWait – a mobile wait listing service that allows app users to view list of nearby restaurants, check wait times and distances and allows them to join wait lists from a mobile phone – has raised $10 million in Series B funding. The round was...

B2B Payments
The Cost Of Accepting Cash
May 21, 2014

Despite the movement to electronics payments and alternative currencies and a shift in the digital age, companies still need to accept cash, but it actually comes at a cost. With governments and businesses realizing the true costs of cash, will there be a greater switch...

Acquiring
U.S.-based fleet management firm Acquired by Micronet
May 20, 2014

Israel-based supplier of ruggedized mobile data terminals Micronet has completed an agreement to acquire the mobile resource management/fleet management division of Beijer Electronics. Micronet will buy all related intellectual property, product rights, customer base, sales and marketing network, and technical support, as well as production facilities. With...

B2B Payments
6Sense Comes Out Of Stealth With $12 Million In First Round Funding
May 20, 2014

6Sense wants to help sales forces more effectively predict their leads, specifically the company hopes to offer the kind of predictive lead scoring that will allow a salesforce to determine what types of leads are the most likely to buy. That doesn’t make them terribly...

B2B Payments
Olset Raises $1.1 Million To Make Business Travel More Personal
May 20, 2014

OLSET wants to make travel better for the business people who have the duty of planning their own travel through online sites, and they have $1.1 million in new seed funding to make that happen. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

B2B Payments
India’s B2B Graveyard
May 20, 2014

The good news for Indian tech start-ups that they are leveraging the cloud to offer services that range from ERP and CRM solutions to data storage to developer platforms. Even better news, the world - particularly the parts inhabited by venture capitalists - are starting...

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LifeLock Pulls mWallet Over Security Concerns
May 20, 2014

LifeLock has pulled its mobile wallet after concerns surfaced that certain aspects of the app may not be fully compliant with payment card industry (PCI) security standards. The online security company has removed the app from the Apple, Google and Amazon app stores as a...

Alternative Finances
MoneyGram’s New U.S.-Mexico Channel
May 20, 2014

MoneyGram users who wish to transfer money to Mexico can look forward to much faster processing times. The international money transfer and payment services company has announced a new U.S. – Mexico channel than can move money cross-border from user to user in just 30 minutes....

Apple’s Angela Ahrendts To Focus On China And Mobile Payments
May 20, 2014

Three weeks into her tenure as Apple’s head of retail, Angela Ahrendts is outlining a three-part strategy for Apples retail future. It includes a stonger emphasis on China as a market, mobile payments, and revamping the end-to-end sales experience at brick-and-mortar Apple stores. Get the Full...