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Bitcoin Price Crosses $500 Mark
May 22, 2014

After what can only and best be described as a month of escalating weirdness—capped off most recently by a full scale revolt on the Bitcoin Foundation board over the election of a new member that other members protest is a pedophile (or pornographer, depending on the accusation)...

Financial Inclusion
Instacart And The New Sharing Economy
May 22, 2014

The American people have a dream, and that dream is apparently to never set foot in a grocery store again. In an idea as old as the internet, consumers continue to look for the ideal service that will allow for grocery products to be ordered...

Financial Inclusion
Pinterest’s New “Business Insights” API
May 22, 2014

Pinterest, saturated with cash after their massive $200 million funding round, is rolling out a enhancement to its API platform that will help businesses understand which products are most popular, which Pins are driving the most sales, and which types of images work best, among other things, reports TechCrunch.  ...

Merchant Innovation
Apple Confirms WWDC Keynote, New Product Announcement Expected
May 22, 2014

Thought it has become standard procedure for Apple to lead off the World Wide Developers Conference with a keynote speech, the polymath tech company has only now just confirmed that it will be delivering their WWOC keynote on Monday June 2, 2014, reports 9to5mac. CEO Tim Cook...

Merchant Innovation
What’s Driving Mobile Commerce Growth?
May 22, 2014

New research about the growth of mobile commerce over the next few years has the web buzzing. But we thought that knowing exactly what retail segments are driving the growth and where the biggest share of spend is and will be over the next several...

Mobile Commerce
Cyberattack Prompts eBay To Warn Users To Change Passwords
May 21, 2014

eBay is asking users to change their passwords because of a database cyberattack. The company says there is no evidence the compromise has resulted in unauthorized activity for eBay users or that anyone gained access to financial or credit card information, which is stored in...

B2B Payments
How Ripple Labs Simplifies B2B Payments
May 21, 2014

What can the Ripple protocol do that basic core banking infrastructure can’t? Move money in real time, efficiently, securely and at a lower cost. The Ripple protocol was recently adopted by Fidor AG bank in Germany to increase the speed at which money could move...

B2B Payments
Verizon and J.J. Keller Partner for Fleet Management
May 21, 2014

Verizon Networkfleet and J.J. Keller have announced a partnership to create a GPS-enabled fleet management device for regional and longhaul trucking. “Due to increased regulatory scrutiny aimed at keeping the roads safer — including a potential regulation by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration requiring...

B2B Payments
WesternUnion’s Malaysian Business Payments Move
May 21, 2014

The Western Union Company has announced the launch of its dedicated business payments unit as part of its expanded its services in Malaysia. “SMEs are vital to the Malaysian economy, they already contribute nearly one-third of gross domestic product and account for one-fifth of exports,” said Western...