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Apple Pay Coming To Vegas, But Not For Gambling
May 08, 2015

Sin City is ready to roll out the red carpet for Apple Pay, with the payment method officially becoming an acceptable form of tender at the glitzy Cosmopolitan Resort starting this June. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Is Yelp On The Block?
May 08, 2015

Despite its position at the top of many Web searches, review site Yelp is exploring a sale as it continues to struggle to expand its user base and advertiser pool. In fact, Yelp’s struggles have been numerous of late – apart from sluggish user and...

Amazon
Amazon Payments Business Exec Jumps Ship To Square
May 08, 2015

The head of Amazon Local Register, which hoped to rival Square’s payments business, has left the company for the competition, sources close to the companies said Wednesday (May 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

CAN Capital Claims SME Alt Lending’s Top Spot
May 08, 2015

Alternative lender CAN Capital has just revealed a major milestone that it says brings the company into the top spot for small business alternative finance. According to an announcement made Thursday (May 7), CAN has facilitated SMEs’ access to more than $5 billion in working...

iPhone Beats Rivals At The POS
May 08, 2015

Mobile proximity payments, made at a physical point of sale with a consumer’s mobile device, are still in their youth, accounting for just 1 percent of all retail transactions. But already, researchers are declaring a clear winner in the industry: Apple. Get the Full Story Complete...

Merchant Payment Startup Digitzs Turns To Crowdfunder
May 08, 2015

A new merchant payment service provider is looking for funding, and this time the company is seeking financial backing through P2P lending site Crowdfunder.com. Digitzs revealed Thursday (May 7) that it is launching its Crowdfunder campaign to raise $500,000 to complete its payments solutions suite...

Cross-border Payments
Alibaba Appoints New Mobile-Centric CEO
May 08, 2015

Alibaba reported its fourth quarter earnings yesterday (May 7) and showed its continued dominance in mobile leadership in the eCommerce world, but the news of its newly appointed, mobile-focused CEO affirmed Alibaba’s position on driving its investments toward securing more mobile commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Ex JCP CEO Launches “Enjoy”
May 07, 2015

Ron Johnson, a former executive at Apple and former CEO at J.C. Penney, has launched his own business, a new online retail service called ENJOY, which launched Wednesday (May 6) in the San Francisco Bay area and New York City. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B Payments
Coupa Brings Transparency To The Supply Chain
May 07, 2015

Coupa Software has been busy this past year. Last October, the company announced a new partnership with NetSuite to expand business users’ access to its procurement and expense management tools. Earlier this week, American Express Global Business Travel revealed that it has secured Coupa, along...