December 11, 2014
US: Apple eBook appeal gains surprising addition from Solicitor General
A Deputy Solicitor General has brought a surprising twist to the ongoing dispute between federal regulators and Apple in the eBooks price-fixing case. According to reports, Deputy Solicitor General Malcolm...
December 11, 2014
Jack Dorsey Fields Q’s On Square’s Future
Square continues to grow outside its payments box as the company, despite the challenge’s its faced this year, looks towards its future. Square has had a tough year, with profits...
December 11, 2014
Rocket Internet Still Growing After Slow IPO Launch
As its mission claims, startup eCommerce incubator Rocket Internet aims to “become the world’s largest Internet platform outside the U.S. and China.” But for now, the Berlin-based company that has...
December 11, 2014
Quick-Change Passwords Arrive
With never-ending security breaches that expose payment-card data — or expose password files that will let attackers log in and steal payment data that way — two password managers have...
December 10, 2014
It’s The Most Mobile Time Of The Year
As we reflect back at the last 12 months in payments, it can be difficult to recall all of the innovations that have helped omnichannel move from buzzword to a...
December 10, 2014
App Data Shows Walmart Outpricing Competitors
Amazon used to to be the king of the holiday deals, but data from ShopSavvy shows this year may be different. ShopSavvy, a mobile shopping app, was able to tap...
December 10, 2014
Homegrown Ecommerce On The Rise In Africa
Africa and eCommerce don’t initially seem like a match, though for countries like Nigeria — the economically-booming nation driven by its large oil stake — it has found a way...
December 10, 2014
India’s RBI Hobbles Mobile Payments
While India has the potential to be one of the world’s biggest markets for mobile payments, at the moment the country’s central bank is creating barriers to mobile-payment adoption instead...
December 10, 2014
2014 Hits And Misses – VC Style
As an end of year wrap-up, I thought I’d devote a few words to what the past year held for financial technology trends; a retrospective. Without further ado, some thoughts...
