May 16, 2018
Seattle Approves Next Tax For Big Companies Like Amazon
Seattle’s city council has approved a new tax for the city’s biggest companies, including Amazon, to combat a housing crisis impacting the city’s working class. According to Reuters, the crisis...
May 16, 2018
Whole Foods Prime Loyalty Program Launches In Florida
Amazon.com is stepping up its battle for grocery store dominance, launching a new loyalty program with Whole Foods for Prime customers on Wednesday (May 16). According to a report in Reuters,...
May 16, 2018
Bitcoin Daily: Amazon Makes Big Blockchain Move For AWS, HTC...
A Russian bank has become a backer of Venezuela’s “petro” cryptocurrency, RT reported. Evrofinance Mosnarbank is the first international backer after the U.S. warned investors about the risks associated with...
May 16, 2018
Chase Pay Buy Button Comes To BigCommerce
Chase has announced that small and mid-sized retailers who sell on the eCommerce platform BigCommerce will soon be able to accept Chase Pay on their online stores. In addition, BigCommerce...
May 16, 2018
Facebook’s Blockchain Efforts Prompt Speculation
Facebook’s announcement last week that it was creating a blockchain unit led by one of its most senior executives, David Marcus, is raising speculation among those in the blockchain world...
May 16, 2018
Amazon And Fidelity Labs Launch VR Financial Advisor
Amazon and Fidelity Labs have teamed up to create a digital financial advisor that people can interact with using a virtual reality headset. According to Fortune, the demonstration on Tuesday...
May 16, 2018
How Monetization Will Boost Alexa
As of 2016, two years after the world first met Alexa, the marketplace for her apps was a very small place. According to reporting in CNET, the market for making Alexa...
May 15, 2018
The Path To Better Management Of Healthcare Data
Blockchain, cloud computing and other technologies are moving further into the world of healthcare data, promising to change everything from patient management to medical payments. Now a U.S.-based organization hopes...
May 15, 2018
Five At Five: When Will Amazon Top Walmart In Sales?
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at payments and commerce news you may have missed. Today’s stories include a fresh look at Amazon’s path to beat Walmart in...
