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Coinfloor Connects Crypto Firms To Current Accounts
Coinfloor Connects Crypto Firms To Current Accounts
May 31, 2019  |  B2B Payments

U.K.-based bitcoin exchange Coinfloor is collaborating with Enumis to provide current account services to businesses that handle cryptocurrencies, according to reports in TokenPost on Thursday...

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China Considers SMB Bankruptcy Path
China Considers SMB Bankruptcy Path
May 31, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Chinese regulation does not offer a way for individuals to discharge the debt they cannot pay. According to reports in The Economist, small business (SMB)...

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Amazon Wants To Buy Boost Mobile From T-Mobile, Sprint
Amazon Wants To Buy Boost Mobile From T-Mobile, Sprint
May 31, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Amazon is reportedly expressing interest in acquiring Boost Mobile, the prepaid wireless cellphone service owned by T-Mobile U.S. and Sprint. Reuters, citing two sources familiar...

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Audi Teams With Fleet Monitoring Co For On-Demand Services
Audi Teams With Fleet Monitoring Co For On-Demand Services
May 31, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Audi has completed a trial with Israeli company Fleetonomy to improve the overall efficiency and utilization of its on-demand services, which could eventually lead to...

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Juul Considers Brick-And-Mortar Push For eCigarettes
Juul Considers Brick-And-Mortar Push For eCigarettes
May 31, 2019  |  Retail

Juul Labs, the company that makes the popular vaporizer, might be set to launch retail stores in the United States. A source told Reuters that...

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Irish Mortgage Lender Must Pay €21M For Fleecing Interest Fees
Irish Mortgage Lender Must Pay €21M For Fleecing Interest Fees
May 31, 2019  |  Loans

Ireland’s central bank announced that it has fined a state-backed mortgage lender €21 million for overcharging its customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Shareholders’ Proposal To Oust Zuckerberg Is Voted Down
Shareholders’ Proposal To Oust Zuckerberg Is Voted Down
May 31, 2019  |  Facebook

Despite their best efforts, Facebook‘s shareholders failed to replace CEO Mark Zuckerberg as the social media giant’s chairman. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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SoftBank Seeks Loan To Kick Back Cash To Investors
SoftBank Seeks Loan To Kick Back Cash To Investors
May 31, 2019  |  Loans

SoftBank’s Vision Fund is reportedly looking to borrow $4 billion in an effort to give some cash back to its investors. Get the Full Story...

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Maine Law Stops ISPs From Hawking Browsers’ Data Without Permission
Maine Law Stops ISPs From Hawking Browsers’ Data Without Permission
May 31, 2019  |  Data

Lawmakers in Maine have proposed a law to stop internet service providers (ISPs) from selling private browsing data to advertisers, according to reports. Get the...

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