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Alternative Finances
Mobile Insiders: A VC Goes to Boston
April 22, 2014

Paul Purcell, co-founder of Continental Advisors, is on the Board of LevelUp, was the lead investor in WePay's recent capital raise and is on the management committee of Veritec, which is a POS software company that helps small dollar lenders remain compliant with state regs....

International
Frrole Starts With Crowd-Funding, Ends Up With $245K In Angel Investment
April 22, 2014

Frrole, an India-based data analytics start-up that combs Twitter looking for patterns and trends that could be interesting and actionable for businesses, has just raised $245K in Angel funding from investors including former head of Yahoo! R&D centre in India Sharad Sharma, Eka Software founder Manav Garg and Google’s...

Europe
Another Roadblock for Uber in Europe
April 22, 2014

Despite its German-inspired name, ride-sharing service Uber has faced nothing but difficulty launching in Europe. After fizzling in France and inspiring the ire of thousands of cab drivers, Uber has come to another stop sign, this time in Spain. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Merchant Innovation
These Start-ups Save Consumers Time and Money
April 22, 2014

Several e-commerce startups, including StarWind, global leader in software storage, highlight this week’s Startup Roundup.

Merchant Innovation
Security Enhanced for Google Wallet
April 22, 2014

Google wants to make a smartphone less attractive to theives.

B2B Payments
How to Cut AP Costs by 40%
April 22, 2014

Do the math: 25,452 invoices processed every year by every FTE at an average cost of $19.00 each. Now divide that by 40 percent. Sound better? Here’s some new research on how automating AP can save time, money and even better, speed cash flow.

News
Target Improves Online Subscriptions
April 22, 2014

The company will increase the amount of eligible products for subscriptions and add additional discounts.

Loyalty & Rewards
Square Losing Millions Despite Starbucks Deal
April 22, 2014

Sources say that the company has lost roughly $340 million, $20 million was from the Starbucks deal.

Merchant Innovation
Domino’s Starts Taking Google Wallet Payments
April 22, 2014

Customers can now place an order for any one of the 5,000 Domino’s Pizza restaurants in the United States with Google Wallet.