Grocery delivery operation Instacart has dropped another $100 million in Series C funding into its shopping cart, bringing its current valuation to more than $2 billion, reported TechCrunch. To put that into context, that’s five times its valuation from six months ago. The latest cash...
Marketers and CEOs are rubbing their hands together excitedly anticipating the data and sales potential brought about by the Internet Of Things—where every car, thermostat, refrigerator, doorbell and dog collar has its own IP addresses. How far could marketers push this data usage? Computerworld described...
“When he rolls into a gas station to fill his tank, [Jack] doesn’t get out of his car. He punches a few buttons on his cellphone and within seconds he has paid for the fuel. With the same quick keystrokes on his phone, he pays...
Bitcoin, and all blockchain-based currency, doesn’t lack for ways to be interesting. Given that it’s a technological marvel, an unceasing font of interesting headlines about the players who trade in it and a thrill a minute roller coaster ride for investors, bitcoin is never boring....
PYMNTS.com Bitcoin Price and Volatility index. Bitcoin Tracker | Week 51 Bitcoin is sitting around the same as it was before Thanksgiving at 367.21 from 357.64, according to the PYMNTS.com Bitcoin Price index. PYMNTS.com caught up with Purse CEO and co-founder, Andrew Lee. This week’s...
Judging by the headlines, the Grinch descended from Mt. Crumpit on Black Friday and stole Christmas – or at least the shoppers that would make Christmas merry for the U.S, economy. A Google search of the term “Black Friday” on December 3rd pulled up “Who...
The California state government is debating whether to regulate Bitcoin—and other digital currencies—after legally concluding that they have the authority to do so, BusinessWeek is reporting. The issue is whether an existing state law that governs money transmitters—such as Western Union—would now apple to digital...
Virgin Money has agreed to a 7-year partnership with Monitise to create digital mobile banking services, the companies announced Friday (Dec. 5). This builds on a partnership the two companies announced a year ago, in December 2013. “We are excited to be extending our quest...
E*TRADE released Thursday (Dec. 4) its most recent findings of the mobile habits of experienced investors, research that highlights the rising versatility of the smartphone as a tool for investors. The report, released through E*TRADE’s quarterly tracking study StreetWise, found 38 percent of investors use...
