8 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on SMBs, Girding For Bumps In The Night
SMBs, Girding For Bumps In The Night
Things that go bump in the payments night.
Hardly a cheerful sentiment to kick off the start of a webcast on how small and midsized businesses can get ahead of the payments game. But an old Scottish prayer that featured that very imagery served up by MPD’s Karen Webster sought to encapsulate the mindset of SMB owners and executives. In business, things are not supernatural, but are scary nonetheless.
8 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Blockchain’s Wall Street Test And Satoshi Has A Birthday
Blockchain’s Wall Street Test And Satoshi Has A Birthday
Bitcoin plus blockchain plus banks still seems like an unlikely combination, despite news that JPMC and Citigroup have completed their tests about using it in support of credit default swaps. They say that the tests were successful, but details remain sketchy on what “success” really means.
8 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Facebook Makes SMBs Scannable
Facebook Makes SMBs Scannable
8 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Swiss Watchdog Tells Banks To Get Tough On Money Laundering
Swiss Watchdog Tells Banks To Get Tough On Money Laundering
In Switzerland, it’s time for banks to get more focused on helping curtail short-circuit money laundering, according to a key executive at FINMA, the financial regulatory agency.
8 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Android Takes Bite Out of Apple’s iOS China Share
Android Takes Bite Out of Apple’s iOS China Share
The latest data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech shows that Android may be creeping into Apple’s OS share in China.
According to a new report that takes into account three months of data, ending in Feb. 2016, Android has increased its share in the urban China regions to 76.4 percent from 73 percent in a year’s time.
8 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Are VCs Throwing In The Startup Towel?
Are VCs Throwing In The Startup Towel?
Venture capitalists can be a cagey bunch, and now, they are a cautious bunch. The group, noted Bloomberg on Thursday (April 7), made fewer investments within the last quarter in the United States and actually loaded relatively more money into what Bloomberg termed as “mature private companies,” citing PitchBook Data.
8 April, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on PayPal’s Fashion-Tech Fusion
PayPal’s Fashion-Tech Fusion
Struggling retailers have found a new passion when their sales don’t match their expectations: decrying the irascible fickleness of consumers they once knew how to serve. If human product designers can’t supply the demand, then perhaps computer ones can.