Resolver, the U.K. startup that has created tools to help consumers complain and track the progress of their complaint, has raised £2.8 million in new funding, which it will use to apply artificial intelligence to make it easier for consumers to resolve issues. According to...
Facebook has reportedly ruled out launching a new car insurance policy from Admiral Insurance of the U.K. that would analyze a customer’s posts on Facebook to help set the premiums of the policy. According to a report, the original plan was for Admiral to analyze...
Some unsettling news this morning about how America would fare in a potential future cyberattack. According to reports this morning, an attack similar to the one that ground 1,200 websites to a temporary halt last week could happen again — or worse — and the U.S. would...
Jobi launched a field service app and platform that gives HVAC techs, plumbers and electricians a marketing app to handle jobs and help them grow sales. According to a press release, jobi’s Steve Harmon said the app will help contractors increase revenues from making the same...
Shoppers who browse a retailer’s site while shopping in-store may end up spending 2.2 times more than shoppers who don’t. According to a new study from InMoment, brick-and-mortar merchants can benefit from encouraging their customers to browse on their mobile devices while shopping in their stores....
Loyalty and rewards — even on a local level and even under ideal conditions — is not an easy nut to crack. It’s a target that retailers all strive for, and when it works well and has the desired sticky effects because it adds value to...
Flexiti Financial offers point-of-sale financing and payments technologies for its retail clients, and with $5 million in new funding, the company is set to expand across Canada. The firm announced Wednesday (Nov. 2) that it nabbed the new investment from Globalive Capital. According to Flexiti,...
With data analytics now a paramount process of cash flow management, developers are tasked with making their most innovative B2B payments and finance technologies seamlessly integrate with ERP and accounting platforms. The issue, said U.S. Bank Senior Vice President of Corporate Payments Robert Kaufman, is that...
Will alternative lending platforms eat away at traditional banks’ market share? That’s been the question for the past few years, with many analysts agreeing that alternative finance won’t rise as a threat against banks. With financial institutions beginning to collaborate and partner with these alternative...
