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Putin to MasterCard And Visa: “Pay Up”
May 06, 2014

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law legislation that puts major constraints on foreign card brands doing business in that country, especially Visa and MasterCard. What's the deal? Billions in security deposits if they want to do business in the country.

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DFJ Growth Raises $470M for Later-Stage Investments
May 06, 2014

Foursquare and Simplivity are among the companies who have already received some funding.

B2B Payments
Sustainable Logistics Solutions at Competitive Rates
May 06, 2014

Performance Team has emerged as a logistics service provider that offers clients customized logistics solutions at reasonable prices. The logistics and transportation company has a fleet of over 350 trucks that process approximately one hundred billion dollars in wholesale goods annually. “We are a trucking,...

International
Bluefly Plans to Expand Global Online Shopping with Pitney Bowes
May 06, 2014

The software will helps make international online purchasing and shipping simple for consumers.

International
American’s New eCommerce Innovation Is Yesterday’s News In China
May 06, 2014

Consumers with a dual passion for Twitter and Amazon saw their ideal world come into fruition recently with the launch of a collaboration that now makes it possible to tweet ones orders to Amazon. By responding to Twitter adds with #AmazonCart, users can save an...

Merchant Innovation
Coming Soon To Google Glass: Google Wallet
May 06, 2014

Google continues to push forward, encouraging the adoption of its mobile wallet, by reportedly integrating it with the Google Glass wearable. Users will be able to verbally command their Glass to “send money,” after installing the Wallet glassware. To install, users need to be signed into...

Merchant Innovation
Add Now, Buy Later using Twitter with #AmazonCart
May 05, 2014

Amazon shoppers can now buy items from within Twitter.

News
Target CEO Steps Down After Data Breach
May 05, 2014

CEO Gregg Steinhafel has agreed to step down five months after the data breach compromised 40 million customers.

Alternative Finances
P2P Lending Vehicle Prosper’s $70M Funding Round
May 05, 2014

Living up to its name, peer-to-peer lending marketplace Prosper has just closed a $70 million funding round led by Francisco Partners, with Institutional Venture Partners and Phenomen Ventures participating. This brings Prosper to almost $150 raised to date, and represents a strong rebound for a...