Google has effectively acquired Softcard, the mobile payments system backed by Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, and will pay the mobile carriers to enable Google Wallet on the Android smartphones they sell, the companies announced on Monday (Feb. 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Global efforts to prevent money laundering are both ineffective and incredibly expensive to maintain — and poor countries are the ones hit hardest by that cost, according to a commentary for Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
The British fashion app Grabble, which uses Tinder-style swipes to help customers make fashion purchases from retailers, just landed a $1.8 million fundraising round from a series of angel investors, as the company seeks to expand to the U.S. and Asia within the year. Get...
In an interview with Bloomberg’s Emily Chang that aired on Feb. 19, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg opened up about how Facebook will expand on its operating partnership plans through Internet.org, emphasizing the need for connectivity among people on key aspects like health and government services, as...
In a press release from Feb. 17, Fiscal Systems Inc. and P97 Networks announced a partnership to accelerate mobile commerce for retail fuel and convenience stores at the Western Petroleum Marketers Association National Convention and Convenience Store Expo in Las Vegas. Get the Full Story...
There’s a new piggy bank in the payments market hoping to help teen shoppers, but you can’t crack this one open. It’s more of a modern-day piggy bank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Enacomm Inc., a customer-service company specializing in prepaid debit and cash card maintenance, has been selected to host a customer self-service solution for PayForward, a social finance platform that allows members to turn corporate rebates into funding community and personal causes, according to a Feb....
Google has high hopes for its mobile wallet and two big challenges. One is the lurking 800 pound gorilla that is Apple Pay, and the other involves the complexities of herding cats. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
While Westerners celebrated the New Year in early January and are now a month and a half in to failing to live up to their various resolutions, the Chinese are just getting started. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...