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Securing mobile transactions: How to stop e-commerce fraud before they happen

Mar09
by on March 9, 2015 at 3:06 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Future of Communications, Insider

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This post is part of a new series titled, ‘Future of Communications,’ and is brought to you by Nexmo.

Online banking, mobile banking and mobile payments have grown sporadically over the last decade. The mobile wallet started in 2000 with the introduction of Smart Money in the Philippines, the world’s first electronic cash card linked to a mobile phone. Since then, mobile payment services have proliferated in a number of emerging markets, such as Kenya and Pakistan. Innovations in developed markets are gathering pace. This is propelled by near field communications-enabled (NFC) smartphones, the growing usage of mobile wallets and hardware- and app-based innovations, like Square and PayPal. With new developments in this space, the value and volume of…

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25 podcasts to listen to for business lessons and inspiration

Mar09
by on March 9, 2015 at 2:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, podcasts, Roundups, start-ups

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This post first appeared on Mention. When I first started working in public relations back in 2008, companies were jumping on the podcast bandwagon with enthusiasm. Then, as trends do, the enthusiasm fizzled in the B2B space, while shows in the pop-culture and B2C space continued to flourish. But now, podcasts for business are all the rage…again. I’m listening to Startup podcast from Alex Blumberg (previously with This American Life) at this very moment. Friends of mine — the team at Dating Ring— are on episode 14 and are the focus of season two! Although it and Paul Jarvis Jason…

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No, this isn’t a Xiaomi electric car

Mar09
by on March 9, 2015 at 2:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Reports emerged today that China’s biggest smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi had created its first electric car, thanks to the image below. However, the company’s CEO Lei Jun, has confirmed in a statement on Weibo that the photo is in fact a fake. Xiaomi is the world’s third largest smartphone manufacturer and makes tablets, smart TVs and wearables. But while it’s clearly open to expanding its product range, there are no plans for an electric car in the near future. ➤ Xiaomi [via Android Headlines]

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25 more startups shortlisted for our Boost program

Mar09
by on March 9, 2015 at 1:42 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, tnweu, Voice

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Each year The Next Web holds hundreds of interviews with young startups in order to shortlist the best of the best and invite them to Boost, our early-stage growth program at The Next Web Conference. With the tenth anniversary edition of our flagship Amsterdam conference just around the corner, the TNW Events team has conducted hundreds of interviews – but there’s still time to apply. Check out the next 25 companies that have been invited to participate here, before heading to our Boost page for more information and to submit your company: Animo From: Netherlands  Animo is the quickest date-picker…

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Gorgias extension for Chrome helps you and your team write emails lightning-fast

Mar09
by on March 9, 2015 at 1:31 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Chrome extensions, email, Product Reviews

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I try — I really do — to reply to every email personally addressed to me, but there’s only so much time I can spend dealing with my inbox each day. Gmail’s canned responses feature does help to an extent, but when you’re strapped for time and have more to say, it’s not quite up to the task. Gorgias is a handy free extension for Chrome that lets you create custom templates to use in any email app, with the ability to personalize your preset outgoing messages with the recipient’s name. For example, if you want to reply to a…

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