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Amazon Home Services Ready to Launch
March 27, 2015

Angie’s List might have Monday, March 30, marked on its calendar…because that’s when Amazon.com officially becomes a direct competitor. 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...

Curated Fashion Site Gets $5M Hedge Fund Investment
March 27, 2015

Social networking and fashion seem to pair together nicely. Roposo, an online platform and social networking service for fashion products, has just emerged from its first round of funding, and the startup is likely pleased at the result. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Forter Adds Omnichannel Fraud Prevention Platform
March 27, 2015

Forter, which pegs itself as the consumer-centric fraud prevention solution, announced yesterday (March 26) the launch of a new product aimed at developing an omnichannel fraud prevention platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Order Any Service With A Simple Text, Just Like Magic
March 27, 2015

On-demand delivery has become big business as consumers express a growing willingness to shell out cash for convenience. One startup, Magic, is taking that convenience to new levels through its SMS-based service, and reports say venture capitalist Sequoia is betting big on its business model....

Company Spotlight
“Master Your Card” E-Allowance Wins MasterCard Hong Kong Hackathon
March 27, 2015

Take 164 people split up into 29 teams, and add in 34.5 gallons of soda, 25.8 gallons of Red Bull, 173 rounds of Nerf gun ammo throughout 24 hours of intense developer activity. What do you get? The components of MasterCard’s Masters of Code, Hong...

Alibaba Cracks Down On Vendor Bribery
March 27, 2015

Alibaba was accused in February by Chinese regulators of accepting bribes from merchants to earn a better spot on the site, but has adamantly denied such claims. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Europe
EU Investigating eCommerce Trade Practices
March 27, 2015

The European Union will spend a year studying why online shoppers in the 28-nation Euro zone don’t often buy products outside their own countries in what’s supposed to be a single digital market, the EU’s competition commissioner announced on Thursday (March 26). Get the Full...

Financial Inclusion
Ant Financial’s Money Market Fund Users Quadruple
March 27, 2015

Alibaba’s money market fund Yu’ebao has added more than 140 million users in the past year and reversed a brief slide in the amount of money it manages, according to Tech in Asia. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

International
Rocket Internet-Backed Cleaning Startup Sweeps Up $47M
March 27, 2015

Helpling, a home-cleaning startup backed by Rocket Internet, has picked up another €43 million ($47 million) to keep expanding, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...