Suncorp Bank has officially launched a new feature for its mobile banking app for iOS and Android phones—QuickShare. The add-on allows users to transmit account details through SMS or QR codes, allowing payments to both other Suncorp customers or patrons of the wider banking world. The feature...
Just how exactly does the health care industry feel about “value-based” contracts? According to a recent survey, health care managers believe linking reimbursement from health plans and government payers to efficiency and the quality of care could hurt overall profits.
“Token” is the latest in the wearable technology trend that is starting to take the world by storm. According to a recent Malay Mail article, the innovation is a bracelet that simultaneously connects to checking, Paypal and bitcoin accounts. Additionally, Token provides ‘personalized visualizations’ –...
Alibaba keeps the hits coming in the run-up to its U.S. IPO scheduled for some time later in 2014. It has now released Mashang Tao, a platform that allows brands and merchants to make QR codes that in turn can be used for in-store and...
Square co-founder Jim McKelvey is taking what he learned about innovation when launching Square to new start-ups in St. Louis. He believes that all successful innovators need three things to succeed, unless they are in financial services. In this week's Innovator Insight series MPD CEO...
Remember the day when a coin was just a bothersome piece of metal that you were happy to toss in the tip jar to benefit the underpaid baristas at your local coffee shop? Well no more. Now a coin might be worth more than many...
The United Kingdom is now an option for bitcoin-holding Chinese citizens who are looking to make an investment in real estate. According to a recent Coin Telegraph article, the London-based company Cai-Capital announced that it is the first broker in the London to accept bitcoin...
While most credit card readers from companies like Square and Paypal struggle with mobile compatibility issues, Flint mobile created a solution that eliminated the very hardware other companies have been marketing so far. In 2012, Flint mobile introduced a simple solution that allowed retailers charge...
Orange and BNP Paribas are introducing a new retailing banking service in Africa that would make easy two-way money transfer between Orange Money and BNP Paribas accounts possible. The service, which is currently being offered in Côte D’lvoire, would be offered in other African countries...
