July 25, 2022
Automotive Retail Needs to Think More Like Uber and Open...
Globally, only 2% of car sales take place online. That meager figure, according to Tarek Kabrit, co-founder and CEO of Dubai-based online auto marketplace Seez, makes car buying one of...
July 24, 2022
Uber Admits To Data Breach Cover-Up & Enters Agreement With...
Uber admitted to covering up a 2016 data breach, during which hackers gained access to nearly 60 million user records and hundreds of thousands of drivers’ license numbers. The admission...
July 22, 2022
5G Steers Forklifts, Robots at BMW, Ford Factories
As the combination of 5G and autonomous technology looks to transform transportation and production in many venues, the early adopters include automakers’ warehouses and production facilities. In a recent example,...
July 22, 2022
Senators to CFPB: Use Authority to Protect Consumers From P2P...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) should use its authority under Regulation E and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) to protect consumers from payment scams on peer-to-peer (P2P) services...
July 21, 2022
Will Payments Tech’s Q1 Crypto Exuberance Create Q2 Hangover?
It’s been a rough couple of months for the crypto, with a stablecoin’s $48 billion collapse helping send bitcoin bumping below $20,000 for several weeks, wiping out all the gains...
July 21, 2022
Today in the Connected Economy: Amazon Invests $4B to Expand...
Today in the connected economy, Amazon acquires primary care provider One Medical in an effort to expand its healthcare offerings. Meanwhile, Uber announces an expansion to its grocery delivery services,...
July 21, 2022
Uber Eats Boosts Grocery Delivery With Off-Hours Shopping
As restaurant aggregators look to drive more value from their driver networks and outperform competitors, many are turning to grocery delivery to give them that edge. Uber, for its part,...
July 21, 2022
Sony Nabs Uber Antitrust Lawyer Amid Expansion Plans
Sony Interactive Entertainment Corp. has hired a new top antitrust and public policy lawyer in Gregory McCurdy, who held a similar position at Uber Technologies. McCurdy, Sony’s new senior director...
July 20, 2022
TreviPay Launches Networks for Large, Small and Mid-Sized Businesses
B2B payments and invoicing firm TreviPay has launched specialized networks geared toward businesses of every size. According to a Wednesday (July 20) news release, the launch includes three networks, among...