Tencent and Alibaba have always had fierce competition in the eCommerce space — usually with Alibaba taking the lead above its trailing counterpart. Now, it appears, Tencent has flipped sides and opened an online shop on Alibaba’s Tmall marketplace as one of its newest merchant customers, Tech In...
With the launch of the Woolet wallet, Siri might not be the only voice talking back to the iPhone user, but also the smart wallet telling its exact location. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Millennials are enthusiastic about getting HBO Now from Apple. The Apple Watch? Not so much. At least that’s according to an analysis of more than 700,000 tweets during last Monday’s big Apple event, Re/code reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
The U.S. Postal Service’s ability to do near-real time tracking has made possible almost all of its new eCommerce delivery initiatives, the USPS’s technology chief said at a conference last week in suburban Washington, D.C. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Balanced is shutting down. The peer-to-peer marketplace payments platform announced on Friday (March 13) that it will stop taking payments on June 11, and has selected Stripe for customers who want to migrate to a new payments service with a minimum of hassle. Get the...
Facebook is continuing to expand and improve its efforts in the personalized shopping business. The social network said on Friday (March 13) that it has acquired TheFind.com, a shopping search engine that uses personalization, recommendations and ad search. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Ride-sharing mobile app Uber only recently launched its B2B service for corporate travelers last July. Already, however, the company is making adjustments to its business operations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
New statistics have emerged that suggest significant progress and growth among the female-led small business community. According to reports, credit marketplace Biz2Credit released its latest study into SMEs and found spikes in loan approval ratings and revenue for women-owned companies. Get the Full Story Complete...
The computer hardware market has largely shifted online, and today, a physical retail location for such technological parts is rare. TigerDirect was one of the few, but its parent company revealed significant changes that will land the company on the B2B side of the computer...
