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APRIL 16, 2018
Foursquare is offering small businesses (SMBs) and startups access to its geolocation API, according to VentureBeat reports on Friday (April 13). The company already offers location identification services to companies like Snapchat and Uber, enabling geolocation within their own platforms. Now, Foursquare is extending this service to SMBs via its Places API for Startups.
Anaplan
APRIL 18, 2018
For sales managers, planning for the future can feel quite different from stomping out fires in the present. The future’s a rosy dream world, where pipelines are always full, reps always meet their targets, and business strategies never change. The present? A molten ball of chaos, requiring immediate attention, all the time.Mostly, we separate sales. read more ?.
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PYMNTS
APRIL 17, 2018
The initial inner workings of a price comparison tool called Basket began when Neil Kataria was a kid. He loved to optimize his mom and dad’s shopping trips by clipping coupons and spotting sales. Years later, he found himself spending a ton of baby products and groceries when he had a family. And comparing prices between grocers wasn’t an easy feat.
PYMNTS
APRIL 17, 2018
Samsung is reportedly looking into blockchain technology to manage its supply chain, reports in Bloomberg said on Monday (April 16). The technology conglomerate, which is the world’s largest smartphone and semiconductor maker, is exploring a blockchain-based ledger system to manage its international supply chain. Samsung SDS VP and Blockchain Chief Song Kwang-woo said that supply chain involves the transport of billions of dollars worth of goods every year.
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APRIL 17, 2018
The financial crisis that rolled through the economic landscape a decade ago was — among many things — a financial reset button. Interest rates plummeted as the Fed held the federal funds rate at zero in the hopes of stimulating lending in an environment where credit went from dangerously free-flowing to dangerously non-existent in the span of a few months.
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APRIL 17, 2018
New data shows that rising home prices are translating into mortgage loan debt not seen since the housing crisis. According to The Wall Street Journal , new research from mortgage data tracker CoreLogic found that about one in five conventional mortgage loans completed this winter went to borrowers who were paying more than 45 percent of their monthly incomes toward their mortgage and other debts.
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APRIL 17, 2018
Walmart, continuing to take on Amazon in the world of eCommerce, unveiled its overhauled Walmart.com website, which Marc Lore, president and chief executive of Walmart U.S. eCommerce, said was a “cleaner” and a “more modern digital shopping experience” for customers in a blog post. According to the executive, the updated Walmart.com will begin to be rolled out in May and will include a new look and feel.
PYMNTS
APRIL 17, 2018
TaskRabbit — the freelancer marketplace owned by IKEA, the Swedish furniture retailer — has been the victim of a hack that prompted the company to take its website and app offline Monday (April 16). The Wall Street Journal , citing TaskRabbit, reported the company alerted customers that they should change their passwords as it looks into what it is calling a “cybersecurity incident.
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APRIL 17, 2018
Mastercard has filed a patent that reveals it might utilize blockchain as a way to protect identity data. The application , which was originally filed in September 2017 and was released by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last week, describes how a semi-private or private blockchain could be used to receive and store identity data, including a “name, a street address, tax identification number” and more.
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PYMNTS
APRIL 16, 2018
Startups FitPay and NXT-ID are working to take eWallets to the next level. Existing smartphone-based eWallets may have achieved the ultimate convenience, compressing bulky physical wallets into a nice, tidy digital space and enabling consumers to carry just one item when they leave the house. However, for some, phone-based eWallets leave a lot of questions unanswered in terms of security, particularly as hacks and data breaches continue to leave more and more consumer data exposed.
PYMNTS
APRIL 20, 2018
When it comes to getting customers to their destinations, there are no shortage of options available all over the world. Travel was one of the first verticals the internet disrupted, and today there are not only countless platforms aggregating hotel rooms, cruises and flights; there are also an almost equally countless number of platforms that aggregate other travel platforms to make sure the customer can get the best value for their holiday booking.
PYMNTS
APRIL 17, 2018
A new survey has found that 45 percent of Americans are confused about their credit cards rewards, especially those involving travel. A survey by NextAdvisor found that 54 percent of Americans find frequent flyer miles confusing, while 47 percent are perplexed by hotel loyalty programs. And the rewards system in general is confusing to many consumers.
PYMNTS
APRIL 17, 2018
To offer customers more convenient payment options, Grubhub is adding Venmo to its platform. With the new functionality, consumers will have an easier way to share the cost of a delivery order with friends, Grubhub said in a announcement. Customers purchasing food on Grubhub, Seamless or Eat24 mobile apps will be able to pay for their orders with their Venmo balances, linked bank accounts or debit cards.
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As organizations strive for agility and efficiency, it's imperative for finance leaders to embrace innovative technologies and redefine traditional processes. Join us as we explore the pivotal role of digitalization and automation in reshaping what is commonly referred to as the “last mile of reporting”. We’ll deep-dive into why digitalization is no longer a choice, but a necessity for finance departments to stay competitive in a fast-paced environment touching on: 2024 trends for the Office of
PYMNTS
APRIL 17, 2018
As Apple seeks to bring in more revenue from online services and content, the tech company plans to integrate the technology behind Texture into its Apple News mobile app and develop a premium magazine subscription offering, Bloomberg reported. Apple acquired Texture last month, which offers users subscriptions to more than 200 magazines for a monthly fee of $9.99.
PYMNTS
APRIL 16, 2018
Barclays , gearing up to drive more innovation, and thus profit, in its U.K. business is creating a venture capital-type unit. According to news from Reuters , Barclays has been having a tough time boosting growth in the U.K. and is launching Barclays UK Ventures to turn that around. The unit will be led by Ben Davey, former head of Barclays group strategy.
PYMNTS
APRIL 16, 2018
There are any number of conclusions one might draw after watching the Facebook hearings on Capitol Hill last week. That most of our elected officials don’t have any clue how Facebook, much less the platform business models that have powered so much innovation across industry segments for thousands of years, work. That Mark Zuckerberg showed remarkable restraint in the face of being asked, repeatedly, over the course of two days and 10 hours, questions that highlighted that lack of understanding.
PYMNTS
APRIL 17, 2018
No one likes to be kept waiting — especially hungry consumers. And should a restaurant fail to meet their expectations, patrons are likely to head to a faster competitor to get their fill. Now, it seems quick service restaurants ( QSRs ) are considering convenient innovations like interactive kiosks, vending machines and robots as the key to unlocking new food service business.
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APRIL 16, 2018
Coinsecure, a cryptocurrency exchange based in India, said Monday (April 16) that roughly $3 million worth of bitcoin were stolen from the company’s bitcoin wallet. The number of bitcoins stolen, the company said, comes to about 438. Reuters reported that the theft stands among the largest in the country’s nascent cryptocurrency arena and might have the impact of dampening trading activity.
PYMNTS
APRIL 17, 2018
Enterprise software company Odoo is expanding into the Chinese market to target small businesses (SMBs) in need of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. A press release on Monday (April 16) said Odoo has launched a joint venture with Chinese cloud computing firm Inspur to expand into the market. The firm noted it already services Chinese customers, but its current revenue from China is “nothing compared to the size of the market.”.
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APRIL 16, 2018
As Chinese tech companies ramp up their efforts to offer financial services, BlackRock Co-Founder Robert Kapito said that existing Western firms may struggle to compete. “This is a story that I do not think ends very well,” Kapito said at an event in Switzerland, The Financial Times reported. In his remarks, Kapito drew corollaries to show how tech companies have disrupted various industries, saying they could shake up the financial world next. “ Apple was not in the music industry, Google was
PYMNTS
APRIL 18, 2018
Ubiquity of acceptance is payments’ holy grail. It’s an experience that people living in the developed world have learned to expect each time they produce a plastic debit, credit or gift card to use in a store anywhere in the world to pay for something they buy. What makes the experience ubiquitous is the set of standards that card networks have agreed to support so that transacting with those payments products is interoperable and consistent for everyone across the payments ecosystem.
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PYMNTS
APRIL 17, 2018
To support the next stage of the company’s growth, smart kitchen startup Chefling, Inc. has notched $1 million in pre-series A funding from XVVC, LLC. Chefling will use the funding for product development, hiring and marketing, the company said in an announcement. “Chefling’s unique and comprehensive personal kitchen assistant presents an exciting opportunity to gain widespread market adoption,” XVVC, LLC Founder Brian Deutsch said in the announcement.
PYMNTS
APRIL 17, 2018
The United States and Britain have accused Russia of releasing a cyberattack that impacted computers around the world and could be used to launch offensive attacks. According to Reuters , the attack was launched on computer routers, firewalls and other networking equipment used by government agencies, companies and critical infrastructure operators globally.
PYMNTS
APRIL 17, 2018
Traditional lodging doesn’t always fit the bill for business travelers. After a long day of client meetings or conference sessions, business travelers might want to unwind in an Airbnb that feels like home instead of a staid chain hotel room. That option is not always available with the traditional suspects for business travel booking, like travel agents or online travel agencies (OTAs).
PYMNTS
APRIL 16, 2018
Continuing the run of earnings beats for banks, Bank of America announced news on Monday (April 16) that loan growth helped lift results above Wall Street estimates, while digital initiatives showed strong momentum. CEO Brian Moynihan said in the earnings release that “strong client activity, coupled with a growing global economy and solid U.S. consumer activity, led to record quarterly earnings.”.
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