September 13, 2018
Economic Stability For Payments and Commerce: An Old-Fashioned Idea

When it comes to currency and global trade, “stability” seems like a quaint concept these days, an increasingly distant memory that takes on the trappings of nostalgia. One currency goes...

September 13, 2018
Growing A Meal Kit Service With A Distributed Farming Network

As a backyard gardener and entrepreneur, Yogesh Sharma was struck by a thought: Why is more food not grown locally? After moving to Austin, Texas, Sharma noticed the area had big...

September 13, 2018
The Rise Of Currency Hedging And Risk Management

Currency hedging has long been a part of global business and trade — but now it is becoming more important thanks to increasing economic and political volatility. In a new...

September 13, 2018
Why Farmers Now Care About Hedging Currency Risk

Farming has always been about risk. Bad weather, infestation, speculation: Such factors can not only mean survival or failure for farmers, but impact food prices and the larger global economy...

September 12, 2018
Senate Commerce Committee Wants A Word With Google, Amazon, Twitter

AT&T, Twitter, Alphabet’s Google and three other major web and internet service companies plan to testify before a U.S. Senate panel later in September to lay out their consumer data...

September 12, 2018
Internet Association Says Companies Support National Data Privacy Rules

The Internet Association, a group that represents Facebook, Amazon and Alphabet’s Google, among other technology and internet companies, said on Tuesday (Sept. 11) that it supports data privacy rules in the...

September 12, 2018
Amazon Versus Walmart: The Epic Online Apparel Battle

The battle is on for dominance in online apparel, and Amazon is closing in on $30 billion in gross apparel and footwear sales that could put it in the lead...

September 10, 2018
Amazon’s Prime Subscriptions To Hit 275M In Next Decade

Amazon’s Prime subscription business is expected to more than double in the next 10 years, hitting 275 million subscribers in the U.S. alone, according to estimates by Citigroup. CNBC, citing...

September 10, 2018
Entersekt: Why Authentication Needs A Standard

Authenticating a transaction can be a widely varied experience. Call centers, particularly those dealing with financial transactions, have a strong need to be sure that the person on the other...