Remember that time Tim Cook said that 2015 was going to be the “year of Apple Pay?” Well, it might have taken just about 11 months, but it looks like Walmart has formulated a response. Sure, Walmart’s announcement today (Dec. 10) that it is taking the mobile...
Mobile payments. Biometrics. FinTech. That about sums up the buzzwords for 2015. Those very buzzwords are what has driven innovation and product/service launches throughout the year, and what will continue to do so during 2016. But what’s most interesting about those three topics is how...
It’s common for startups to pivot from their original missions when it’s clear that the market is presenting them different opportunities. What’s not common is for the founding CEO of an established startup to elect to leave just as his company has established a foothold...
It used to be that viewing an event such as a sports game or a fashion show in-person was the exclusive privilege of a few lucky thousand. However, thanks to the ubiquity of the smartphone, the average consumer now expects access to his or her...
It looks like Apple is dropping out of the race to court the cordcutters of the world. The Cupertino-based firm will suspend its plans to develop a Web-based television service in favor of focusing on being a platform to which media companies can sell directly...
Controlling employee spending while managing expenses requires skill, attention to detail and automation --- sometimes all on the go. Here’s how Insperity streamlines the process.
Visual bookmarking company Pinterest has bought two startups in an effort to bolster the reach of its “pins”, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Dec. 8). The two acquired companies are The Hunt, which is billed as a “community-powered” shopping service, and Pext, an app that...
EBay Enterprise and DSW have paired up to create a better online-to-offline (O2O) experience for DSW’s customers. The two firms jointly announced the launch of the the accessory and shoe retailer’s In-Store Pickup and Ship-to-Store program in 467 stores. Powered by eBay Enterprise’s tech, the...
Despite the potential surrounding bitcoin, the alternative payment method has been beleaguered by skepticism and ties to illegal goods ever since it first launched in early 2009. And many have become enthralled in the dark web that bitcoin can weave — even those who one would least...
