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Bitcoin Tracker | Week 32
July 18, 2014

Well, just when everyone thought that New York would be Bitcoin friendly, they released the first draft of their plan that is anything but. Are these little town blues catching up with bitcoin? Get caught up on all the bitcoin news you really need right...

Mobile Commerce
Wells Fargo Helps Corporate Card Go Mobile
July 18, 2014

Wells Fargo wants to help corporate card carriers avoid a life constantly searching for receipts. The bank is now offering commercial card customers a new feature on Wells Fargo CEO Mobile that allows users to immediately upload paper receipts for processing and reimbursement by taking...

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Ditching the mPOS Dongle
July 18, 2014

With hundreds of mPOS players in the market, it’s getting harder and harder to tell them apart. Well, except if you’re Flint. They’ve ditched the dongle and use smartphone cameras to turn any phone into a card accepting device. What’s the inspiration behind their mPOS...

Controversial
PayPal’s Gains Lead eBay’s Q2 Growth
July 17, 2014

eBay’s Q2 2014 results are out. PayPal was the standout player for the e-retailer with 4 million new active users, a 20 percent increase in annual revenue and an almost 30 percent annual increase payment volume growth. The rest of quarter for eBay? The company...

Mobile Commerce
Investors Bet $8.5M On Dynamic Pricing StartUp
July 17, 2014

Boomerang Commerce has announced it has raised $8.5 million in a Series A round  led by Madrona Venture Group and Trinity Ventures.  Since Boomerang never took in any seed money, this round of investment is actually also the first time it has ever received an...

Mobile Commerce
BofA Card Business On The Uptick
July 17, 2014

Retail spending among Bank of America’s debit and credit cardholders is on the rise this year, and the issuer’s credit cardholders are beginning to grow their card balances, company executives commented during a July 16 call while discussing second-quarter earnings with analysts and investors. Get...

Mobile Commerce
VISA Launches Checkout
July 17, 2014

Visa is jumping back into the online payments game with the launch of Visa Checkout.  Instead of a mobile wallet, Visa is essentially offering its online credit card, which is designed to let users pay-and-go at checkout without having to navigate between screens. Get the Full...

Mobile Commerce
Where Oh Where Are The Shoppers?
July 16, 2014

Temperatures have gone up, and while it is difficult to argue that the weather is not better than it was nationwide in February—unless one happens to live in Tornado Alley—recent releases on retail spending would seem to indicate that consumer enthusiasm toward shopping hasn’t quite...

Mobile Commerce
Apple Launches iTunes Mobile Payments In Japan (And It’s Not NFC!)
July 16, 2014

In what will likely be regarded as one small step for Apple’s payments ambitions, and one giant leap for Apple rumor mongers everywhere, the high-concept tech firm has launched an iTunes-backed payments system — in Japan. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...