Day Two of National Small Business Week has officially begun. Today, MasterCard and Habitat for Humanity will together launch a pilot program in Flint, Michigan that will help build houses for families who manage home-based businesses, according to a Habitat release. The initiative aims to...
Even given all the recent turmoil that seems to follow anything with the word “bitcoin” attached to it, there are still many investors ready to dive into the wonderful world of digital currency. Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson and Yahoo Inc. co-founder Jerry Yang are part of an investor group that has...
Citizens Financial Group Inc, the U.S. arm of the British Royal Bank of Scotland has filed with the Security and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering (IPO). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Bill pay technology firm TIO and New Jersey-based power provider PSE&G have joined forces to make bill paying a little easier for everyone through the introduction of bill payment kiosks in the company’s 16 walk-in customer service centers. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Whatever you think about bitcoin as a currency, investment vehicle or technological innovation, one has to hand them credit where credit is due, there is literally almost never a dull moment in the world of digital currency. The election of two new board members to...
Mobile payment growth in India is on fire, going from just under 100 thousand mobile transactions in September of 2012 to over 700 thousand by July of 2013, according to a report by Deloitte reported on by Cisco. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
As small business week rolls on nationwide wide, mPOS provider ShopKeep- a company with the modest goal of replacing ever cash register in America with an iPad and the cloud – announced yesterday that its launch of a small business incubator program that will award $15,000...
Mercury Payment Systems Inc. accepted a $1.65 billion purchase offer from Cincinnati-based payments processor Vantiv Inc. yesterday. With the deal Vantiv will expand its online commerce business into Mercury Payment Systems’ network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Apple and China UnionPay have agreed to partner on a mobile payment service that will bring the bank card organization’s app to iPhones nationwide. This will make it possible to pay-by-phone at the 3 million “QuickPass” POS machines nationwide, reports Brightwire. The two companies are also collaborating on...
