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StartUp RoundUp: Guess Who’s Headed to the Bank?
StartUp RoundUp: Guess Who’s Headed to the Bank?
April 01, 2014  |  In Depth

New ways to raise money, meet other businesses and battle fraud drove some very happy start-ups all the way to the bank. Find out who...

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M-Pesa’s European Expansion
M-Pesa’s European Expansion
April 01, 2014  |  News

Vodafone has launched its M-Pesa program in Romania, marking the first time the successful mobile payments system has ever been available in Europe. M-Pesa uses...

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Online Retailer Gilt Touts Mobile In New Ad Campaign
Online Retailer Gilt Touts Mobile In New Ad Campaign
April 01, 2014  |  News

Canadian online retailer Gilt reportedly has launched a new ad touting discounted designer products in which mobile commerce is playing a key role, Internet Retailer...

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Tio Network’s Cloud-Based Silver Lining
Tio Network’s Cloud-Based Silver Lining
April 01, 2014  |  Controversial

TIO Networks’ cloud-based biller platform has faced some rough times of late with declining revenues. But it’s recent acquisition of Globex Financial Services appears to...

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Polish Merchants Get A Hefty Visa Rate Cut
Polish Merchants Get A Hefty Visa Rate Cut
April 01, 2014  |  News

In July, Polish merchant acquirers will see the interchange fees they pay Visa issuers for their card transaction cut considerably, with the new rate going...

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Green Dot Launches New And Improved Cash Loading Process
Green Dot Launches New And Improved Cash Loading Process
April 01, 2014  |  News

Yesterday, the Green Dot Corporation, announced a new process called “Reload @ the Register,” designed to make reloading cash onto a prepaid card quicker, easier...

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GoDaddy Lets Customers Send E-Invoices With Dwolla
GoDaddy Lets Customers Send E-Invoices With Dwolla
March 31, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

Web-hosting company GoDaddy is now allowing “business class” users to send e-invoices to their vendors or customers using Dwolla’s application programming interface and guest-checkout feature,...

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