October 28, 2015
India: Competition commission rejects abuse charge against Jaypee Group

India’s fair trade watchdog, the Competition Commission of India, has dismissed five complaints against the Jaypee Group companies for alleged abuse of their dominant position in the real estate market...

October 28, 2015
Reinventing The Mobile Point Of Sale Landscape

mPOS has hit a plateau. At least that how Verifone’s VP of Mobile Product Marcus Hodge, sees it. Hodges tells MPD CEO Karen Webster what four things mPOS solutions must...

October 22, 2015
When Brand Loyalty Breaks Bad

Merchants are obsessed with building brand loyalty and have spent much of the last half decade investing millions (or, more likely, billions) chasing after it by creating loyalty and rewards...

October 20, 2015
Macy’s Trades Floor Space For Innovation Capital

Until the eCommerce boom changed the game, a reliable metric of success in retail was physical footprints. If a retailer had storefronts in every major American market, it was meeting...

October 17, 2015
The Geography Of Payments’ Responsibility

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Everyone knows the three rules for investing in real estate. Location. Location. Location. That rule is stated in a variety of ways of course — “Buy the worst house in...

October 16, 2015
Blockchain’s Whirlwind Month – So Far

Bitcoin has struggled a bit to gain legitimacy in the global market. Its underlying technology, the blockchain, has had far more success, largely thanks to major financial institutions that have...

October 16, 2015
Another Tech-Enhanced Lending Marketplace Launches

B2R Holdings is now Lending.com — a rebranding that seeks to emphasize technology in the lending process across consumers and enterprises. According to a Thursday (Oct. 15) press release, Lending.com said that...

October 15, 2015
How MasterCard Fuels Smarter Cities

Transforming an urban hub into a “smart city” requires the coordination of many moving pieces. But at its core is data and intelligence needed to both establish connectivity and drive innovation. Craig Vosburg, Chief Product Officer at MasterCard,...

October 13, 2015
The Newest Smartphone? A Dancing, Tuxedo-Wearing Robot

First, there were flip phones and Nokia-like bricks. Then, there were sleek smartphones and oversized phablets. Where might smartphone design go next? According to electronics manufacturer Sharp, the future of...