Merchant Innovation

Airbnb’s Luxury Rival Confirms $40M Funding Round

Airbnb’s Luxury Rival Confirms $40M Funding Round
Airbnb’s Luxury Rival Confirms $40M Funding Round
June 30, 2015  |  Merchant Innovation

While all eyes are on the potential valuation of peer-to-peer lodging site Airbnb, which is expected to go as high as $24 billion, other players...

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Lifestyle Mobile Payments App Banks On Affluent Millennials
Lifestyle Mobile Payments App Banks On Affluent Millennials
June 30, 2015  |  Cross-border Payments

Velocity, a lifestyle app enabling restaurant diners to pay and earn rewards right from their mobile devices, secured one of the largest Series A funding...

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RentPayment Deal May Boost Or Dip Renters’ Credit
RentPayment Deal May Boost Or Dip Renters’ Credit
June 29, 2015  |  Merchant Innovation

The online and mobile rental payment solution RentPayment announced plans to integrate with TransUnion’s ResidentCredit program last week (June 25). The partnership of RentPayment, which is...

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Amazon’s Latest Delivery Ploy: Same-Day “Treasure”
Amazon’s Latest Delivery Ploy: Same-Day “Treasure”
June 26, 2015  |  Merchant Innovation

The eCommerce retailer is stepping, or rather driving, in a new direction with the launch of its Treasure Truck service, which will bring customers a...

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Amazon Echo Goes Prime Time
Amazon Echo Goes Prime Time
June 24, 2015  |  Merchant Innovation

Seven months after its invite-only release, Amazon’s voice-controlled smart speakers are now available for everyone to purchase and will start shipping on July 14, the...

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Toshiba Pursuing Hacker-Resistant Encryption
Toshiba Pursuing Hacker-Resistant Encryption
June 23, 2015  |  Cybersecurity

Toshiba is working on an Internet-based communication encryption system, which industry analysts say will be unbreakable, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (June 22). Get the...

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