A February marked by constant snowstorms, freezing temperatures, and subway breakdowns has also taken a toll on the retail market with sales falling 10 percent nationwide, according to a recently published RetailNext report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Community banks are about to get a little help with their transition to EMV chip cards — at least if they use payment services from the Independent Community Bankers of America’s ICBA Bancard subsidiary. The organization said this week it has pledged $600,000 to support...
The Chinese government gave its major e-commerce players the green light they needed to help grow their international e-commerce reach as Li Keqiang, the Premier of China’s State Council, provided support toward Internet companies like Alibaba and JD.com, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete...
Apple is considered the reigning smartphone seller in the U.S. thanks to its wildly popular iPhone, but Google seems to have beat out its rival with its Android operating system. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Walmart may eventually change its stance on accepting Apple Pay — but there’s no indication on when, or if, that will actually happen. But what a Walmart spokeswoman did reveal was that the major retailer may be open to accepting Apple Pay, The Wall Street...
Globes, an Israeli business news source, reported that PayPal has acquired another Israeli company — this time it’s a cybersecurity firm called CyActive, a startup funded by Jerusalem Venture Partners. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Now that lending marketplaces are a proven financial business model, startups are beginning to push it out to serve very specific lending niches, in what is expected to be a trillion-dollar marketplace lending industry, TechCrunch reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
JPMorgan Chase, which has been fighting to keep from getting smaller in the face of new capital requirements, passed the first round of the Federal Reserve’s 2015 stress tests — but it finished in the bottom 5 among the 31 big banks tested, according to...
An Apple patent application made public this week may hold some clues as to how Apple Pay will work in the future, not just with the iPhone and iPad, but also with the Apple Watch and other wearables. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
