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Apple May Unveil New Terms Along With Streaming Service
June 08, 2015

With its annual Worldwide Developers Conference quickly approaching, Apple may be axing off the 30 percent fee media companies pay on subscriptions in its App Store, reported the Financial Times late last week (June 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Silk Road Creator Appeals Life Sentence
June 08, 2015

Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the bitcoin-ran Silk Road online illegal drug marketplace, has filed an appeal — less than a week after a federal judge sentenced him to life in prison. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Survey Says Retailers Still Doubtful About Apple Pay
June 06, 2015

Six months after Apple CEO Tim Cook declared 2015 as the “year of Apple Pay,” a recent survey conducted by Reuters found many retailers are not as easily convinced. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

CSI’s New Virtual Card Targets Hospitality
June 05, 2015

The hospitality sector is the latest focus of corporate card service provider CSI globalVCard, which announced Thursday (June 4) that it has struck a new partnership with BirchStreet, a procure-to-pay solutions firm that targets hotels and other demographics in the market. Get the Full Story...

China Gives Its SMEs A Mega Tax Break
June 05, 2015

In recent months, China has launched new incentives aimed at supporting its small- and medium-sized enterprises. Most recently, however, local SMEs are celebrating over a recent decision by officials that removes policies that hit small business owners especially hard. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Dropbox Beefs Up Enterprise Features
June 05, 2015

Dropbox emerged on the scene for both businesses and consumers as one of the earliest, most accessible services that takes advantage of cloud technology. According to reports, these days, Dropbox has remained under the radar, focusing more on product refinement than adding new features. Get...

Symbid’s New Approach To Alt-Lending Risk
June 05, 2015

Lenders, both alternative and traditional, must pay extra attention when considering placing their financing with startups; new businesses are notoriously high-risk, with no guarantee of financial success. But as economic and government pressures weigh upon investors to boost SME financing, backers have begun to search...

Mobile Commerce
Visa Europe Projects Mobile Payments’ Time Has Hit
June 05, 2015

By 2020, in one every four Brits anticipate that they will spend more than £50 a week via mobile payments. That’s how commonplace European consumers who participated in a Visa Europe study expect mobile payments to become. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

TD Bank Expands ATM Footprint Into Walgreens
June 05, 2015

TD Bank is expanding its ATM operations, pairing with Walgreens to offer banking at 143 locations across Massachusetts. Those ATMs, the company said, mark TD’s first movement into a retailer’s network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...