July 02, 2015
Payments Solutions For The 1099 Workforce

[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text css_animation=””]By 2025, there will be over 500 million 1099 workers – independent contractors – in the world – and by 2020, 40 percent of the...

July 01, 2015
Baidu Sinks $3.2B Into Online-To-Offline

Baidu, the Chinese equivalent of Google, announced yesterday (June 30) that it would invest 20 billion yuan ($3.22 billion) over the next three years in online-to-offline services, reports Reuters. The...

July 01, 2015
Uber Opens Up On Operational Losses

In a letter to prospective investors, Uber fessed up to generating $470 million in operating losses on $415 million in revenue, Bloomberg reported Monday (June 29). Get the Full Story Complete...

July 01, 2015
Big Players Jockey For Position In China’s O2O World

Amid growing competition in China’s huge e-commerce market, and with an eye on online-offline services, Baidu is poised to spend billions on its group buying platform and other initiatives. But...

July 01, 2015
Alibaba Spreads Its Mobile Wings To India’s Paytm

Alibaba is said to be in advanced negotiations to invest in the Indian mobile payments processor Paytm, Reuters reported yesterday (June 30). The amount discussed would be around $600 million, according to...

June 30, 2015
France: Arrested Uber executives will stand trial on September 30th

The two Uber executives who were arrested yesterday will stand trial on September 30th, according to Reuters. Uber France CEO Thibaud Simphal and European GM Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty stand accused of...

June 29, 2015
France: Uber executives taken into custody

Two Uber executives were taken into custody in Paris on Monday as part of a government probe into the ride-hailing service, according to Agence France-Presse. The incident took place after...

June 29, 2015
HopSkipDrive Joins California’s Family Ride-Sharing Space

A trio of working mothers have joined forces to create an app-driven, ride-sharing service in California. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

June 29, 2015
Intuit Shifts Strategy And Lays Off Nearly 400

Intuit, the financial and tax preparation software company, has laid off 399 staffers, or roughly 5 percent of its 8,000-employee roster, in a far-reaching reorganization of the company, TechCrunch reported...