Google has signaled that it will do two things no one else in the payments ecosystem has done or even talked about: make a business case for merchants and consumers around NFC and maybe even put some real money behind it. Google has obviously made a decision that NFC is an opening into something more interesting […]

The recent Japanese earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters bring home once again how fragile and precious our lives can be and reminds us too of how easily disaster can strike anyone.  Spurred by a sense of interconnectedness and purpose, people across the globe are using social media tools to make a difference, donating money quickly […]

March is American Red Cross month.  Not a made up “Hallmark holiday,” March was first declared Red Cross month by President Franklin Roosevelt back in 1943, and it serves as a great reminder that this quintessentially American philanthropic endeavor depends on volunteers to provide donations, blood and time.
Like many other enterprises, the American Red Cross […]