article thumbnail

Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Tencent Says Big Tech Needs Greater Oversight; Group Seeks To Block Maryland Online Ad Tax

PYMNTS

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from governments and consumers around the world. As technology companies become bigger and more important to the economy, I would say more regulations to reflect the new reality are needed," Lau said, according to the report. Regulation.

Maryland 151
article thumbnail

How To Make Online Sports Gaming A Sure Bet For Payments, State Governments

PYMNTS

Against that backdrop, considering the speed at which states are accepting online sports betting (and the strength of the dollars flowing into the space), legalized gambling via mobile seems a sure wager. Several other states have online gambling legislation in the works. The Technology Component.

Online 108
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Morty Raises $3M To Bring Its Online Mortgage Platform To The Masses

PYMNTS

The platform is licensed in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Morty isn’t the only one trying to get into the online mortgage market. In the future, Morty plans to add more markets. Morty is a free platform for borrowers.

article thumbnail

Retailers Look To Digital Technologies After Beating The Street

PYMNTS

However, the online order and delivery service’s sales and active daily orders came up short of estimates. To further its expansion efforts, Grubhub has rolled out its food delivery service to several smaller cities, such as Charleston, South Carolina; Honolulu, Hawaii; Memphis, Tennessee; Shreveport, Louisiana and Portland, Maine.

Retail 101
article thumbnail

Why State And Local Governments Struggle To Shred The Paper Check

PYMNTS

Digital disbursement innovation is picking up speed in certain states, luckily, as digital payment technology becomes more readily available and less costly. Online payments are taking small steps forward for several government agencies at the federal level as states examine their potential benefits. government departments.

Idaho 130
article thumbnail

The Unattended Path To Car Buying

PYMNTS

A company called Carvana is looking to bring convenience to car-buying with their new branded coin-operated car vending machine, recently opened in Nashville, Tennessee. New technology has given rise to a sea of change in the vending landscape. About the Tracker.

Nashville 104
article thumbnail

eSports Roundup: Epic Raises Prize Money To $20 Million; Simplicity Moves Toward IPO

PYMNTS

The advent of online streaming technology has turned eSports into a global industry that includes professional players and teams competing in major events that are simultaneously watched in person in stadiums and by online viewers, which regularly exceed 1,000,000 viewers for major tournaments,” Simplicity said.

Tennessee 136