In Blockchain News: R3 Releases Corda, Chris Larsen Talks Ripple
Welcome to another crazy week in cryptocurrency! There’s been a lot for blockchain enthusiasts to digest this week, but let’s...
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Tech Veteran To Lead Starbucks Into ‘Digital World’
Starbucks is about to get even more digital. The coffee giant announced a major executive shift yesterday: longtime CEO Howard...
Visa to Acquire CardinalCommerce for Smoother Authentication
Visa is set to acquire e-commerce payment authentication company CardinalCommerce, which provides data to card issuers for increased online transparency, it...
Investing in Financial Plumbing — Five Degrees and AvidXchange
Two fintech startups that focus on the plumbing of the financial system drew nearly $30 million in separate investments, it...
People Still Don’t Like In-Store Mobile Payments (Even With Sales)
Online and mobile shopping represented a significant chunk of retail sales on Black Friday, as a large amount of shoppers...
PayPal Launches Mobile App for Small Businesses
PayPal is giving its merchant-clients an upgrade. This week the company launched PayPal Business app, which allows merchants to to...
India’s Cash Crunch Means Opportunity for Mobile Wallets
For those championing the death of cash, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to de-monetize the 500 and 1,000 rupee notes...
Apple Wins Major Battle in Ongoing War with Banks Down Under
This summer, a group of banks in Australia did the unthinkable -- they took on Apple, the on-again, off-again largest...
Green Dot Focuses on Payment Processing, Sees Opportunity in Realtime
Green Dot is what many fintech companies wish to grow up into. At least according to their CEO Steven Streit....
Payment Breach at Madison Square Garden Attributed to Magstripes
The Madison Square Garden company has notified customers of a breach that took place on its payment processing systems, the...
