February 26, 2019
Accenture Taps Mastercard, AWS For Supply Chain Solution
Consulting firm Accenture is teaming up with Mastercard, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Mercy Corps and Everledger to develop a supply chain solution that promotes financial inclusion and transparency, the firms said...
February 26, 2019
Etsy Enjoys Strongest Revenue Growth In Four Years
After-hours trading saw shares in eCommerce handcrafted marketplace Etsy jump 6 percent after the firm logged stronger than expected earnings during the holiday quarter of 2018. The retailer’s revenues hit...
February 26, 2019
EU Mulls Ways To Speed Up Adoption Of TIPS
The European Commission is looking at ways to get banks to use its TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) system, which is designed to enable people and companies transfer euros to each...
February 26, 2019
Amazon Debuts Third Alexa Accelerator Program
Amazon’s Alexa Fund has announced the launch of the third year of the Alexa Accelerator, powered by Techstars. Up to ten companies from around the world will be selected to participate...
February 26, 2019
Overstock CEO: Earnings Report Will Reveal Blockchain Ambitions
Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne wants to make it perfectly clear that his company’s future is in blockchain. “It’s still confusing to most people — even our own investors. Very few...
February 25, 2019
US: Ruling on DOJ appeal of Time Warner expected soon
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit could rule Tuesday, February 26, on the government’s last-ditch attempt at undoing AT&T’s merger with media firm Time Warner, reported Bloomberg....
February 25, 2019
US: Khan may join Cicilline’s staff in the House
Lina Khan, who wrote a semi-viral Yale Law Journal article about Amazon, is in talks to join the staff of the congressional panel overseeing antitrust issues, according to the Daily...
February 25, 2019
Warren Buffett Disparages Bitcoin As A ‘Delusion’
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said that he sees “no unique value” in bitcoin, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, calling it a “delusion, basically,” according to a report from CNBC. This is...
February 25, 2019
Data Dive, Hitting Some Hurdles Edition: Apple, Etsy and Lyft
In life there are few shortcuts — and on occasion when a difficulty is encountered on the map there is no way to go over or under or around. The...
