Square Issues Cease And Desist On Mobile Payment Competitor mPowa: Hands Off Our Hands Picture Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...
San Francisco-based Copious is attempting to build an online marketplace that competes with eBay by incorporating more social features. The startup raised $5 million from Foundation Capital, Google Ventures and others this week, which will be added to the $2 million in seed money it...
Social commerce site and Pinterest competitor The Fancy is giving its users a new way to earn referral bonuses from their product recommendations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
The MTA Metro-North Railrod in New York is testing a mobile ticketing platform that would let riders purchase and redeem tickets using their mobile devices, Finextra reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
The Currency Cloud raised $3 million to support development of its cloud-based currency conversion and international payments platform for B2B transfers, TechCrunch reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Following in the footsteps of Kim Kardashian (ShoeDazzle) and Jessica Alba (Honest Company), Jennifer Lopez is backing her own e-commerce startup. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
Roughly 1,000 Samsung Galaxy S III devices will be distributed to “key stakeholders and decision makers” at the London 2012 Olympics — and each NFC-enabled device will come with a Visa mobile payments app preinstalled, according to NFC World. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Amazon has added Robert Williams, a former director on the Windows Phone team, to its own staff as Director of the App Store. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Square issued a cease and desist letter to mobile payment competitor mPowa, alleging that the U.K. firm is using an image on its website that looks nearly identical to a photograph featured on Square’s own site. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...