Facebook’s WhatsApp is so huge in India that one app reached 9 million users without spending a dime

by | Jun 25, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

Emerging brands in the U.S. count on Facebook to promote themselves online. In India, they also rely on a Facebook service, but one that doesn’t cost them anything—WhatsApp. According to Mary Meeker’s annual internet trends report published last...

There are rules in place to stop robocalls, but scammers have sent complaints surging 60% anyhow

by | Jun 25, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

The phone rings, pauses, and then a recording on the line says: “Hello! This is Rachel at cardholder services,” or “This is an important notice about your automobile.” If you’re like many Americans, you have probably received a robocall...

The Apple car just made the ‘mother of all’ lists: Tim Cook’s most-hyped projects

by | Jun 25, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

Apple chief executive Tim Cook made a lofty proposition this month: That Apple was working on “the mother of all A.I. [artificial intelligence] projects.” Cook tipped his hand in an interview with Bloomberg, when he confirmed the company is working on...