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Merchant Innovation
BlueSnap Takes New Talent, Makes Moves to Expand
April 17, 2014

International payment gateway BlueSnap announced today that it is opening new offices in Australia and Malta, according to a company release. Accompanying the expansion, BlueSnap has also brought on board new talent from American Express, Vantiv, Chase Paymentech, and Braintree.   Over the past year,...

Controversial
The GOOG Disappoints Analysts (Again)
April 17, 2014

We hate mobile, we love mobile. Despite internal optimism about completing "another great quarter" Google's performance in Q1 2014 came in below analyst expectations. The culprit? Mobile. Cost per click nosedived because more people use Google on mobile devices. The underperformance immediately caused a 5%...

News
Baidu Joins Mobile Payments Race in China
April 17, 2014

The Baidu Wallet provides money transfers, payments and wealth management services.

Mobile Commerce
Texas Instruments will Incorporate iBeacon to Bluetooth Products
April 17, 2014

TI plans to bring iBeacons to the company's several microcontrollers alongside the BL6450Q controller designed for automotive applications.

Mobile Commerce
Bitcoin Shop Opens New Corporate Headquarters
April 17, 2014

The new location will give the company access to virtual currency influencers and technology resources.

Merchant Innovation
Passkit Launches iBeacon Supported GemTot Program
April 17, 2014

The GemTot USB Proximity Beacon will have several new features that are not available from other providers.

Hmmm
Guess Who’s Coming to Online Ordering?
April 17, 2014

The news about who’s doing what in the dynamic restaurant ordering/mobile apps space is dizzying – and for two players of late who just went public, filled with big $$$. So, we’ve created a little slide show to show you who’s doing what, and what...

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Let Your Clothes Make Payments
April 17, 2014

A collaboration with Whybin\TBWA Sydney, Eleven PR, tailor M.J. Bale, Heritage Bank and Visa will allow for your clothes to pick up the tab.

Microelectronics Secures Bitcoin Mining Server Supplier
April 17, 2014

The company has negotiated with a Bitcoin equipment supplier for mining, but it will also depend on performance.