Coolest Brands 2014: Invisible Payments
There is no fluke in Uber. The black car company has “brand ambassadors” in nearly every city in which it ...
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10 Coolest Brands in Banking 2014
No one will accuse bankers of being too cool. There are too many regulations for that. But when you scratch ...
Coolest Brands 2014:
Game of Thrones, LeBron James, Barack Obama and…
“If Bitcoin were a person, it would probably be Justin Bieber,” The New York Times proclaimed recently. That’s exactly why ...
Coolest Brands 2014: The Gold Standard in Mobile Payments
It just might be impossible to talk about banking services for the underdeveloped world without mentioning M-Pesa. Launched in 2007 ...
It’s Alive! NFC Is Back from the Dead
NFC is back and on the move. Visa and MasterCard both announced support for host-card emulation (HCE) this week and that ...
The Path Not Taken by Simple (Bank) to Remake Finance
This morning Simple sold for $117M to BBVA. It’s great news for the team and I think it’s going to be ...
Here’s the Email That Started Simple
So what led to the launch of Simple, the banking startup that was acquired today for a reported $117 million ...
After Deal With BBVA, Will Simple Abandon The Bancorp?
What is in store for the bank behind banking startup Simple? Simple was acquired today by BBVA, Spain's second-largest bank, ...
BBVA Acquires Simple
Simple, the alternative banking company, has been acquired by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA.) Online reports put the price at ...
WhatsApp Deal Proves Banks Need to Embrace Social Mobile, and Fast
WhatsApp has 450 million active mobile users. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has 15.6 million, most among any bank in the ...
