ValueWalk Market & Company News: Updates on EBAY, JCP, BKS, DELL, MSFT, GMCRValueWalkPayPal, owned by eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY), has made deals with 15 retailers including JC Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP) and Toys R Us that will allow consumers to pay for purchases with their …and more »…
VentureBeat Groupon tests payments rival to PayPal, SquareReutersThe move puts the world's largest daily-deals company in direct competition with eBay Inc's PayPal, and start-up Square Inc, partly owned by Visa Inc. Groupon started in 2008 by offering heavily discounted deals on local goods and services.Report: Groupon is testing a payment service that undercuts Square, PayPalFiercemobilecontentall…
Food Stamp Fraud Becoming Hi TechWIBWCNN- The US Department of Agriculture announced Thursday new proposals targeting individuals who sell SNAP cards, commonly known as food stamps, for cash. The agency said individuals suspected of defrauding the system are requesting a large number of … More: continued here
Unhealthy eating habits, courtesy of food stampsOregonLive.comBy Guest Columnist By Paul Diller For decades the United States has fought hunger through food stamps — now the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. While somewhat successful at alleviating traditional hunger (being underfed and malnourished), …In Texas, food stamps for the dead, scofflaws, cost taxpayers $500000 a monthFort Worth…
Royal Mail beats delivery targetsThe StarRoyal Mail has delivered its best quarterly targets for first and second class post for almost two years, with 95% of first class letters delivered the next day in Carlisle and Halifax. In the three months to March, 93.4% of first class mail was …Top marks for Royal MailHelensburgh Advertiserall…
Food stamp fraud raising concerns in gov't officesFoster’s Daily DemocratSAM HANANEL,AP WASHINGTON (AP) — Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash — sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist — and then asking the government for … More: continued here
TalkTalk, Fujitsu Provide Platform For Post Office Homephone CustomersWall Street JournalTO), to provide next generation business & network platform for the Post Office Homephone and Broadband customers. -Fujitsu Friday announced that it has been selected by the Post Office to design and deliver a solution that brings together a …Post Office awards broadband contract 'worth…
Groupon Inc., the largest daily coupon website, is testing a credit card-reader for merchants that could vie with similar devices offered by Square Inc. and EBay’s PayPal Inc., a person with knowledge of the matter said. More: continued here
BBC News Post Office offers £10000 reward after East Common Lane robbery in ScunthorpeThis is ScunthorpeA reward of up to £10000 is being offered following this week's robbery at a Scunthorpe Post Office during which "a quantity of cash" was stolen. Post Office Ltd have confirmed to police that they are offering the five-figure reward…
Groupon Said to Test Credit-Card Reader Rivaling EBay's PayPalBloombergGroupon Inc., the largest daily coupon website, is testing a credit card-reader for merchants that could vie with similar devices offered by Square Inc. and EBay's PayPal Inc., a person with knowledge of the matter said. The reader, manufactured by …and more » More: continued here