Uber Technologies is selling a minority stake to Baidu, which owns China’s largest search engine, in a cash and non-cash asset deal that “may be worth as much as $600 million,” according to a China National Radio report as noted by Bloomberg. Get the Full...
Priceline.com has integrated Apple Pay into its IOS app, allowing payment via Touch ID, saying that mobile users are much more likely to use it than Priceline’s desktop customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Amazon has launched a Surprise! for the holiday season, TechCrunch reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...
The Lending Club set its IPO Thursday (Dec. 11) at $1.5 billion higher than it said it would on Dec. 1 — valuing the company at $5.4 billion and pricing its shares at $15, instead of a $4 billion valuation and shares between $10-12. Get the...
Nordstrom announced it is testing eBay’s smart fitting room technology so it can bring the digital shopping experience into its stores. This is the same 24-hour shoppable window technology that Kate Spade used in 2013. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Quanta, a Taiwan-based manufacturer of notebook computers and currently one of Apple’s key supplier for parts for the Apple Watch, is preparing to start production next month (January 2015) with a target of providing enough materials for between 3 million and 5 million units in...
Twitter might just be the golden ticket to mobile as online ticket services like SeatGeek and movie theaters are seeking out Twitter’s Promoted Tweets feature and embedded links to push sales. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has adopted a new version (4.2) of the Bluetooth core specification in an attempt to improve security by preventing Bluetooth beacons from pairing with smartphones without the user’s permission. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
As it approaches its 6th anniversary, Square has announced some major changes for the company. Most recently, those changes are said to include a reorganization of its engineering executive team as the company looks to streamline oversight of its growing business. Get the Full Story...