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B2B Payments
How Business Payments Are Made Across the Globe
May 19, 2014

Ever wonder really how money flows between businesses cross border? Well, you sort of need a scorecard given its complexity, number of payments methods and the role of new players in introducing new options. Here’s our take on just how it happens, region by region...

B2B Payments
Innovating Purchase to Pay In Utilities
May 19, 2014

What does it take to bring real-time billing, ordering and settlement in the electric utilities industry? Sometimes it means revamping the entire purchase to pay cycle to include payment. Find out what American Electric Power recently introduced and how it’s improving cash flow.

Merchant Innovation
Will Diapers.com Founder Go Back to Competing with Amazon?
May 19, 2014

You can’t keep an e-commerce enthusiast out of the game for long, as Marc Lore is demonstrating as he plots his follow-up to Quidsi, the parent company of renowned internet mother’s little helper Diapers.com, and somewhat less known Soap.com. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Mobile Commerce
Icahn Doubles Down On Apple And eBay
May 19, 2014

Investors’ rights advocate Carl Icahn has upped his stake in both Apple and eBay. An SEC filing spotted by the Wall Street Journal on May 15 indicates that Icahn held 27.8 million shares in eBay company as of March 31, 2014. Icahn increased his holdings in Apple...

Mobile Commerce
Circle’s Mainstream Bitcoin Bid
May 19, 2014

Circle Internet Financial and its investing enthusiast founder Jeremy Allaire are throwing their name and a $26 million dollar fund behind a platform that allows for the free  storing, buying and paying with bitcoin. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Mobile Commerce
Crowdfunding Site WeFund’s Pornography Problem
May 19, 2014

Eden Alexander is an adult entertainer who through a series of unfortunate events, stemming from an allergic reaction and less than through initial medical attention due to her profession, found herself critically ill, unable to work and facing a mounting pile of medical bills. Luckily,...

Merchant Innovation
Yes, Shoppers Are Aware Their Every Move Is Being Watched
May 19, 2014

According to new research by the McCann ad agency, the consumers of the world have caught on to the retailers trying to track their behavior in an attempt to market to them more effectively. The study also indicates that while consumers don’t seem to be...

Merchant Innovation
Trouble Paying Bills On Time? Google Wants to Help
May 19, 2014

Google Now users who have some trouble managing their personal finances will soon be getting a hand from Google. A new feature in the Google personal assistant will now send users reminder cards about when their bills are due. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Merchant Innovation
Google Play Store Now Accepting PayPal
May 16, 2014

In a move that might be considered surprising considering that PayPal and Google are enemy combatants in the war for mobile wallet dominance, the Google play store is now open for business for people who want to use PayPal to purchase their goods. PayPal was...