Estonian company Bolt Technology OU is reportedly looking to hire managers to launch eScooter rentals in several cities in the United States. The firm posted job listings on LinkedIn last week seeking general managers and operations managers for such a venture in Los Angeles; Seattle; Austin, Texas; and...
Checkout technology company Bolt has launched a partnership with payments solutions provider Checkout.com. The collaboration makes Bolt Checkout.com’s “exclusive one-click checkout provider” with Checkout.com becoming “Bolt’s preferred payment partner,” the companies said in a Monday (March 18) press release. “By integrating Bolt’s industry-leading checkout technology with Checkout.com’s enterprise-grade payment solutions,...
European Union (EU) member states have rejected a provisional deal aimed at reclassifying millions of gig workers as employees. Officials from Spain, the current holder of the EU’s rotating presidency, sent the issue back for further negotiations with the European Parliament after deciding the current...
Consumers become more price-conscious and hesitant to spend on non-essential or discretionary items when prices rise steadily. They may prioritize essential goods and services while cutting back on luxury or non-urgent purchases. This shift in consumer behavior can pose challenges for businesses, particularly those that...
May 21, 2024
It was former GE chairman and management guru Jack Welch who once said: “You can’t grow long-term if you can’t eat short-term. Anybody can manage short. Anybody can manage long. Balancing those two things is what management is.” The FinTech category over the past year is living proof of that lesson. Some companies have proven […]
August 18, 2022
Like the Holy Grail or unicorns (the mythical creature, not high valuation startups), one-click buy button functionality is the long-sought magic solution to unlocking billions of dollars in eCommerce transactions...
March 17, 2022
Right up there with the dream of single sign-on for all is universal one-click checkout, updated for the digital first shopper who wants that experience to follow them wherever they...
May 07, 2024
Estonian company Bolt Technology OU is reportedly looking to hire managers to launch eScooter rentals in several cities in the United States. The firm posted job listings on LinkedIn last week seeking general managers and operations managers for such a venture in Los Angeles; Seattle; Austin, Texas; and other cities, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (May 7). Bolt is active in more […]
March 18, 2024
Checkout technology company Bolt has launched a partnership with payments solutions provider Checkout.com. The collaboration makes Bolt Checkout.com’s “exclusive one-click checkout provider” with Checkout.com becoming “Bolt’s preferred payment partner,” the companies said in a Monday...
December 22, 2023
European Union (EU) member states have rejected a provisional deal aimed at reclassifying millions of gig workers as employees. Officials from Spain, the current holder of the EU’s rotating presidency,...
July 28, 2023
The European Union (EU) is looking into the tightening of regulations experienced by ride-hailing apps in Spain. The EU has opened a preliminary probe into whether the latest measures enacted by the...
