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Giveffect Shows The Profits In Non-Profit
February 11, 2015

The non-profit sector can yield high profits, if you know where to look. Giveffect, a startup launched in 2012, has figured out how to tap into a market that’s worth a surprising $300 billion every year in the U.S. alone. Get the Full Story Complete...

Bitcoin Takes Flight With Airline Partnership
February 11, 2015

Bitcoin has been bitten by the travel bug. Global travel payment network UATP announced a new partnership with Bitcoin payment processor Bitnet on Tuesday (Feb. 10), a venture that will allow the more than 260 airlines associated with UATP to accept the cryptocurrency as payment....

Fancy’s New Funding Hopes To Buff Up Social Commerce
February 11, 2015

Social shopping platform Fancy said it has closed a new financing round that’s reportedly worth as much as $20 million, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

B2B Payments-Automation Startup MineralTree Gets $11M From First Data
February 11, 2015

B2B payments startup MineralTree, which offers accounts payable services for growing and mid-size businesses, has raked in $11.1 million in an investment round led by payments processor First Data, Forbes reported on Tuesday (Feb. 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Tim Cook: Apple Pay Rollout Outperforming Expectations
February 11, 2015

On the day that Apple became the first U.S. company to end its business day with a market capitalization above $700 billion, CEO Tim Cook told an investment-conference audience that Apple Pay is rolling out “much faster” than he expected, and that in April, Apple...

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Restaurant Waitlist App NoshList Rebrands As Waitlist Me
February 11, 2015

NoshList, an app-based restaurant waitlist service, said on Tuesday (Feb. 10) that it’s changing its name to Waitlist Me — in large part because it’s no longer being used just by restaurants. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Cybersecurity
Forbes.com Breach Infected Defense And Financial Industry Visitors
February 11, 2015

Chinese cyberattackers hijacked the Forbes.com website’s “Thought of the Day” feature, which greets every visitor to the site, and redirected some visitors to a site that would serve up malware, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday (Feb. 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Facebook’s Back Door To Commerce — eClassifieds
February 11, 2015

Facebook’s new features that make it a bit easier for users to sell items represent a minor social commerce update. But they’re also a return to an old challenge: how to challenge Craigslist as the king of online classified ads, according to Bloomberg News. Get...

NACHA’s Same-Day ACH Proposal Gets Key Bank Support
February 10, 2015

On Friday (Feb. 6), The Clearing House (TCH) and the Consumer Bankers Association jointly filed a comment letter in support of NACHA’s proposal to enhance the ACH network by establishing ubiquitous, same-day ACH processing and settlement capability. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...