Traditional wedding registries may be losing steam. When it comes to wedding gifts, many couples today are looking for experiences over crockpots. Sara Margulis, cofounder and CEO of Honeyfund, joined Karen Webster to discuss how honeymoon registries are addressing that need and spurring an evolution...
Germany-based Spotcap, an alternative lending platform that raised millions in a funding round earlier this year, is entering the U.K. market. Reports Wednesday (Nov. 9) said Spotcap will launch in the U.K. two years after the company first began operating. The company offers small businesses...
Human resources and payroll firm Justworks is expanding its offering to SMEs via new partnerships with two other small business service providers. The company announced Wednesday (Nov. 9) that it is collaborating with accounting and tax firm inDinero, as well as online legal services marketplace...
Amadeus has expanded its corporate travel and expense management solutions into Asia. The company revealed this week that its Cytric Travel & Expense solution is now available to businesses in Asia, according to Amadeus Asia-Pacific President Albert Pozo. Amadeus highlighted the offering’s end-to-end capabilities, providing...
There’s a payments-related spring awakening of some sort happening at French department store Printemps Haussmann. After becoming the first department store in the country to accept Alipay, Printemps will now be connected to the 450 million-plus Chinese users the payment platform already has aboard. In...
Israeli Bank Leumi is preparing to launch a mobile-only bank later this year, according to Finextra. The application was soft-launched in Q2 as an online lending product. The platform will expand to offer both P2P payments and savings on an app called Pepper Pay. Leumi CEO...
There’s no question that Walmart’s e-store and Amazon are going toe-to-toe in the battle of the best retail giant. As the retail space continues to reinvent itself, the rivalry between the two retailers seems to only gain traction. The gloves came out last year when...
Many were surprised when Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi announced the discontinuation of 500- and 1000-rupee notes on Tuesday in an attempt to curb fraud, corruption and illegal tax evasion, and illegal cash holdings. Citizens will have from Nov. 10 through Dec. 30 to...
Unlike the joy that comes from giving or receiving a gift during the holidays, making a return and paying for shipping can be a drag. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, a recent survey revealed that one of the best ways...
