January 20, 2015
India’s ICICI Bank Lets Customers Tweet Real-Time Payments

India’s largest private-sector bank will now let its customers use Twitter for real-time fund transfers, the Times of India reported on Monday (Jan. 19). Get the Full Story Complete the...

January 20, 2015
Whole Foods Adds Bars And Eateries To New Chicago Stores

Whole Foods is set to open seven new stores in the Chicago area that will each include in-store dining options and bars, in hopes that will give adult customers more...

January 20, 2015
Rubikloud Gets $7M To Help Stores Analyze Big Data

Toronto-based startup Rubikloud has raised $7 million to help retailers use a big-data approach to customer analytics, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

January 20, 2015
Venture Capital’s Best Year Since 2000: $48.3B

U.S. venture capital just had a huge year — in fact, 2014 was the biggest year for VCs since 2000, VentureBeat reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

January 20, 2015
China’s First Online Bank Finally Launches

China’s first experiment in online banking has finally opened its virtual doors — but for now, only for a select few, The Wall Street Journal reported. Get the Full Story...

January 19, 2015
Payments Industry Pairings and Partings In 2015

Here we are – 19 days into a new year and midway in the month known apparently as “divorce month.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

January 19, 2015
FTC Reaches Historic Settlement with Payday Lenders

On Friday (Jan. 16) in the United States District Court in Nevada, the Federal Trade Commission reached a $21 million settlement with two payday lending companies in the largest payday loan...

January 19, 2015
Starbucks to Lay Off Workers at Seattle HQ

If a company has made a pledge to grow revenues to $30 billion by 2019, and is adding hundreds of new storefronts worldwide in 2015, why would they announce layoffs...

January 19, 2015
Google May Be In Talks To Buy Softcard

Google may be positioning itself to add another mobile wallet under its umbrella, as reports have surfaced that the technology giant may be in talks to buy the mobile payments...