Following its $50 million – $60 million acquisition by competitor Zomato, the Urbanspoon app is officially being shuttered. 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...
The “year of mobile” in commerce and payments has been coming/happening/about to ignite for as long as PYMNTS has been in virtual print. And while it would be ridiculous to say that mobile commerce has not made significant progress in the last half decade, it...
In what is likely one of the more dramatic statements written in history about a software development conference, USA Today reported last week that Google’s I/O developers’ conference was the “latest salvo” in an “escalating arms race” among the Top 5 U.S. tech firms for...
Copenhagen-based Trustpilot, a consumer review company for online shoppers, announced yesterday (May 28) that it raised $73.5 million in a Series D investment round, bringing its total investment to $118 million. The round was led by the private equity firm Vitruvian Partners. Previous investors DFJ Esprit,...
Amazon, in its ongoing campaign to sell everyone everything, is getting ready to launch a slew of private label brands which will include foodstuffs such as milk, cereal, and baby food, as well as household cleaners, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. Amazon...
Last week, Re/code broke the news that 15-year Amazon company vet Maria Renz will be ascending to the role of technical advisor to the CEO – known more informally inhouse as Jeff Bezos’ shadow. The role involves sitting at the right hand of “The Man” himself...
Shopventory announced its inventory management solutions are being integrated with Square’s payments and POS system to help take the hassle out of inventory management for SMBs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
While using location tech to up conversion rates is by no means a new or unheard-of notion, the former Googlers behind Ubimo are looking to take that further by adding user data to some other data points – weather, local events, etc. – to make ads...
After a strong showing with investors in the winter and early spring – it looks as though alternative financial services is poised to continue capturing investor interest going into the (we hope at least here in the Northeast) dog days of 2015’s summer. Get the...
