RE/CODE: Best Buy is the first big-name U.S. retailer to break ranks with a Walmart-led Apple

THE FINANCIAL BRAND: Determining the most influential people in banking is not just about social media

FORTUNE:  We’re going through a once-in-a-century transformation in business that is throwing out all the

TECHCRUNCH: Payments continue to be a huge issue in many parts of Asia and emerging markets. That’s why 2C2P,

TECHCRUNCH: Apple, the word’s most valuable corporation, has a new cash tally: $194 billion. That’s to say

TECHINASIA: Freelancer, the Australia-based platform that connects freelancing professionals with small businesses around the world, today

TECHCRUNCH: Xiaomi is making a push to be a local player in India. Days after unveiling

TECHCRUNCH: We’ve seen how Venmo has taken off in the US for when people want

E27.CO: The Indian startup ecosystem is going through a frenzied time, with VC investment deals spurting

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Bank Innovation: How will banks compete in a rapidly digitizing world? Capital One CEO Richard Fairbank knows.

TECHCRUNCH: Step by step, Lydia is unveiling its product strategy to handle all your payments.

BankNXT: Bankers may be taking undue solace in Chris Skinner’s 10 April American Banker BankThink post,

World Bank: Financial inclusion is critical in reducing poverty and achieving inclusive economic growth. When

The New York Times:  Faced with an acute and worsening shortage of blue-collar workers, China is

TECHCRUNCH: Last month, WeChat launched City Services in select towns across China. If you’re already a user of WeChat, simply

TECHINASIA: Restaurant management software-as-a-service startup Keru Cloud today announced it has secured RMB 66 million (US$10.7 million) in series B

TECHINASIA:  Peer-to-peer lending startup Jimubox has just secured $84 million in series C funding. It comes seven months

TECHCRUNCH: Despite the shift away from paying with cash or check in favor of digital

TECHCRUNCH: TechCrunch is hearing from a few sources that GoFundMe, a crowdfunding and fundraising startup, is seeking

FINOVATE:  The alternative lending sector, especially in China, is soaking up funds at an unprecedented

E27.CO: The accelerator will be housed in a ‘newly-renovated 5,000-sq-ft workspace in the heart of Wan

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: The Pentagon plans to open its first office in Silicon Valley and

E27.CO: As more and more companies look to Singapore as their HQ, understanding how to

E27.CO: Singapore can be called a business nation: values this country has contributed to the world’s

E27.CO: On the sidelines of LetsIgnite (an event organised for angel investors in India by online deal-making platform

TECHCRUNCH: Here comes some more funding for a European financial tech company specialising in online loans.

PCWorld: The amount of money sent to sub-Saharan Africa via mobile services is expected to hit

Inc.:  Sometimes the most stunning changes arise from the smallest of ideas. That’s the origin

TECHCRUNCH: Time to make way for another startup juggernaut out of the financial world. Funding Circle — a London-based peer-to-peer platform