Colu, a startup that wants to put Bitcoin’s blockchain to work tracking other kinds of transactions, has raised $2.5 million to do just that, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Jan. 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
This time it’s food deliveries. The latest round in the three-way battle between China’s Internet giants has made social networks leader Tencent an investor in Shanghai-based food delivery service company Ele.me, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (Jan. 27). Get the Full Story Complete...
Congressional lawmakers from both parties said they were optimistic that they can pass federal data-breach notification legislation after a hearing on Tuesday (Jam. 27), The Hill reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Not everyone thinks the right way to keep from carrying all those plastic payment cards is to electronically put them all on your smartphone. A startup called Qvivr wants you to put them all on just one metal payment card, according to VentureBeat. Get the...
Yahoo unveiled its plan to spin off its nearly $40 billion stake in Alibaba on Tuesday (Jan. 27) — a plan that effectively eliminates the need to pay taxes on an investment that Yahoo paid just $1 billion for nearly a decade ago. Get the...
uxedo Money Solutions, a UK-based international payments technology firm, has announced its partnership with i2c Inc., a Silicon Valley based global payments processor. According to an i2c release, the two are targeting the emerging financial sector, and will leverage their financial services knowledge and payment...
Most of PYMNTS readers in the Northeastern U.S. today (Jan. 27) will be enjoying all the latest news on what’s next in payments and retail innovation from their homes. Why? Well, depending on where they are in the Northeast, they are currently sitting under 1-3 feet...
KFC customers in the U.K. can already order through a mobile device; now, they can pay for it the same way — without even having to touch, tap or scan at the counter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
The payments world was literally sitting on pins and needles waiting for the Fed to disclose more specifics on its 18-month study about how to deliver “faster payments” here in the U.S. This anxiety was created after the Fed floated its preliminary report last year...
