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Mobile Commerce
Carlton’s New Global Crowdsourcing Platform
April 28, 2014

Crowdfunding is getting an upper class make-over with the announcement by the Carlton Group that they are launching a new global real estate crowdfunding platform and website that will give high income investors  a chance to buy into what is reportedly almost $1 billion in high-yielding, cash-flowing CRE investments. “We’ve...

Merchant Innovation
Living Social’s Slipping Sales
April 28, 2014

The company reported that there was a 40 percent drop in revenue.

Mobile Commerce
Google Pushes Travel Services on Android Phones
April 28, 2014

The company is adding a voice search for hotel and flight searches for Android phones.

Controversial
Are Consumers Bullish on Their Financial Futures?
April 28, 2014

Mixed reviews on job growth, D-day for tax time and rising food prices all played a part in how consumers felt about their finances earlier this month – and spending. New reports on consumer confidence don’t exactly show a happy-go-lucky consumer for the second month...

Mobile Commerce
Burberry And Alibaba’s eCommerce Team Up
April 28, 2014

In an unusual move that highlights what a force Alibaba has become on the global eCommerce scene, British luxury brand Burberry has opened a virtual storefront on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Tmall shopping site. The move allows Burberry to stake its claim in the highly lucrative...

In Depth
Holy Smartphone, Batman!
April 28, 2014

New research from Nielsen shows that 70 percent of Americans now own smartphones, including those elder Boomers 55 and older. Is this the missing link that we need in the US to ignite the mobile-payments market?

Mobile Commerce
LocoMobi: The Uber Of Parking?
April 28, 2014

The company will allow drivers to pay for parking by using an E-ZPass device.

B2B Payments
FMCSA Proposes Rule to Allow Electronic Signatures on Documents
April 27, 2014

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing a rule change so carriers can sign and maintain important documents electronically. This will codify a 2011 guidance in which the agency gave carriers the option of using electronic signatures and storing documents electronically. This proposal  came in...

B2B Payments
Small And Midsize Businesses Most Vulnerable, Latest Verizon Breach Report Finds
April 26, 2014

Though the Target and Neiman Marcus breaches late last year have received significant attention, a new report out by Verizon suggests the security emphasis should be on smaller entities that are most vulnerable. And most of the recent attacks appear to be coming from Eastern...