PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

Loading funds onto a prepaid card that opens the turnstile once scanned, swiped or inserted works terrifically well – until the customer forgets to check the balance on his transit pass, and finds himself locked out at the turnstile. What better to get top-of-wallet relevance than embedding a contactless chip in your card?”

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

And then there were some uncommon and more dramatic causes of failure, including: Financial fraud. via Beta Boston. For millions of consumers accustomed to using credit and debit cards, the proposition of using a fingerprint hasn’t been all that appealing. ” via Boston Globe. via Boston Magazine.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Note: Less than a month after the closure announcement, Vasupal was arrested for fraud in a bizarre case involving Stayzilla business dealings. Title: Boston startup Besomebody, once featured on ‘Shark Tank,’ shuts down app. Read more here. Title: Social bookmarking pioneer Delicious heads to the dead pool. Title: Flowtab.

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