Editor’s Picks

Lyft’s Rough Ride On The Stock Market Continues
Lyft’s Rough Ride On The Stock Market Continues
April 15, 2019  |  IPO

It’s been a rough ride for Lyft with the approach of Uber’s initial public offering (IPO), and that dim trend continued on Monday (April 15)....

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Data Dive, Criminality Edition: Fingerprints And Wire Fraud And Money Laundering (Oh My!)
Data Dive, Criminality Edition: Fingerprints And Wire Fraud And Money Laundering (Oh My!)
April 15, 2019  |  Data Dive

Not every innovation is a good innovation. Some, like the pet rock, are merely fads. Others, like the iPhone, are change-the-world impactful. Then there are...

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In B2B eCommerce, Lowest Price Isn’t Always The Right Price
In B2B eCommerce, Lowest Price Isn’t Always The Right Price
April 15, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Amazon has found a gold mine with its third party sales service. Because the company takes a percentage of each sale from its third party...

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CoverWallet CEO: Giving Independent Agents — And SMBs — A Digital Insurance On-Ramp
CoverWallet CEO: Giving Independent Agents — And SMBs — A Digital Insurance On-Ramp
April 15, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Insurance, especially for small businesses, is a very paper-intensive and friction-filled process. For the average small to medium-sized business (SMB), the process starts with Google after...

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Can A Digital Platform Make The Grade With Teachers Trying To Buy Homes?
Can A Digital Platform Make The Grade With Teachers Trying To Buy Homes?
April 15, 2019  |  Innovation

Talk with old-timers from the Bay Area – or people approaching old-timey status – and there’s a good chance you’ll hear stories, lamentations and rants...

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FI’s $52 Trillion Threat
FI’s $52 Trillion Threat
April 15, 2019  |  Banking

Shadow banking now has $52 trillion in assets under its belt. FinTech firms are crowding financial services’ flanks, looking for customers who crave mobile means...

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Is Uber Next Decade’s Trillion-Dollar Platform?
Is Uber Next Decade’s Trillion-Dollar Platform?
April 15, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Uber filed its S-1 last Thursday (April 11), two weeks after Lyft went public. By close of business on Friday, Lyft’s stock was trading at...

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What’s Your Commerce Horoscope?
What’s Your Commerce Horoscope?
April 13, 2019  |  Retail

There are many mechanisms in the market designed to help match consumers to offerings that are suited to them. Better algorithms, visual search tools and...

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Lyft Takes A Fall As Uber Hogs The IPO Spotlight
Lyft Takes A Fall As Uber Hogs The IPO Spotlight
April 12, 2019  |  IPO

The problems started earlier in the week for Lyft, as investors anticipated the release of Uber’s prospectus for its initial public offering, and Lyft’s stock...

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