California-based financial technology solution provider Car IQ are to deliver highly-secure vehicle-based payment capabilities to unlock a connected car payments market that is projected to reach over €530 billion by 2030.
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Car IQ, the first payment solution developed specifically for fleet vehicles, has raised $15 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Forté Ventures.
BlackBerry trimmed its net loss to US$62 million in the first quarter of its fiscal year despite lower revenues. The company, which reports in U.S. dollars, says it lost 11 cents per share in the three months ended May 31, compared with a loss of $1.14 per share or US$636 million a year earlier.
Dorsey Gardner, a veteran analyst and fund manager with about 5 million shares of BlackBerry, said investors should follow the advice of Glass Lewis & Co. and withhold their votes for Prem Watsa as lead director.
Shareholder advisory company Glass Lewis has urged BlackBerry investors to vote against Prem Watsa as lead director, arguing that he should be held accountable for an executive compensation plan that isn’t in shareholders’ interests. Glass Lewis recommended investors withhold support for Prem Watsa who chairs BlackBerry’s compensation committee.
Net Purpose is partnering with tickr to provide data to measure the social and environmental outcomes of its funds. Founded in 2019 with the goal of reaching one million investment professionals by 2025, Net Purpose is the world’s first dedicated data provider for a new generation of investors who invest for profit and purpose. By quantifying the social and environmental outcomes of companies and investment portfolios, Net Purpose enables investors to effortlessly report on their impact and their contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
SAM Seamless Network, a network security company for consumers and SMBs, has raised $20 million in series B funding led by BlackBerry and Verizon Ventures. Additional Investors include Blumberg Capital, Intel Capital, ADT, and NightDragon.
Sage has launched Sage Intacct in AWS Marketplace, providing an optimized and streamlined approach for early-stage SaaS businesses to use a subscription and financial management solution in an easy-to-consume platform, capable of starting small and scaling big to support business growth.
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BlackBerry has agreed to stop adjusting its revenue after receiving a comment letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) questioning the practice.
TiiCKER, the intelligent software platform that engages, verifies and rewards individual investors, has launched a free iOS mobile app.
BT has launched a new bursary scheme where UK start-ups and entrepreneurs can apply for one of 1,000 bursaries being offered by BT as part of its Small Business Support Scheme.
BlackBerry has completed the redemption of all of its 3.75% unsecured convertible debentures (TSX: BB.DB.V) (the "3.75% Debentures") on September 1, 2020. None of the 3.75% Debentures were converted into common shares of BlackBerry prior to redemption.
BlackBerry has announced the amendment of the indenture governing its outstanding 3.75% unsecured convertible debentures to permit the optional redemption of the 3.75% Debentures prior to November 13, 2020.
BlackBerry Shareholder Dorsey R. Gardner has objected to BlackBerry's recently announced recapitalisation transactions, which he argues give rise to a clear conflict of interest as they involve Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and certain of its affiliates (collectively, "Fairfax")
sync. is aiming to become the first digital smart open banking app offering an easy-to-use financial service across Europe, promising to manage every aspect of a user's financial life in one place. sync. says it was created out of frustration with traditional banks and the niche offering of new challenger banks that are not responding to all the needs of the end customer.
BlackBerry has provided further details regarding the proposed refinancing of its outstanding US$605 million principal amount of 3.75% unsecured convertible debentures, which mature on November 13, 2020. BlackBerry announced the proposed refinancing on July 22, 2020, and intends to complete the transaction on September 1, 2020.
Huawei has cut its India revenue target for 2020 by up to 50% and is laying off more than half of its staff in the country, amid calls to boycott Chinese goods in Asia's third-largest economy.
TiiCKER today launched the first software platform that engages, verifies and rewards individual investors through integrated content, stock perks and zero-commission trading.
BlackBerry has obtained consents from the beneficial owners of 88.39% of its outstanding 3.75% unsecured convertible debentures including Fairfax Financial Holdings and certain of its affiliates.
Huawei said its revenue grew 13.1 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2020 despite the global coronavirus pandemic and ongoing sanctions from the US.
Huawei has released its 2019 Annual Report with global sales revenue in 2019 rounded off at CNY858.8 billion, up 19.1% year-on-year.
Huawei said Tuesday that its sales rose a lower-than-projected 18% in 2019 and predicted tough times ahead as the U.S. moves to restrict its business.
BlackBerry will report results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 at 8 a.m. ET on Friday, December 20, 2019. Shares in BlackBerry started unchanged on on Thursday. The company’s stock began trading at $5.42 below the previous closing price of $5.42, and finished the day at $5.37.
Huawei said today that it boosted Europe’s economy by €12.8 billion through its economic activity in 2018, supporting 169,700 jobs either directly or through the supply chain, according to a study by Oxford Economics.
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2019 fourth quarter ended September 28, 2019. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $64 billion, an increase of 2 percent from the year-ago quarter, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $3.03, up 4 percent. International sales accounted for 60 percent of the quarter’s revenue.
Huawei has reported a double-digit gain in sales despite U.S. sanctions that threaten to disrupt its smartphone and network equipment businesses. During the first three quarters of this year, Huawei generated CNY610.8 billion in revenue, an increase of 24.4% year-on-year. The company's net profit margin in this period was 8.7%.
BlackBerry will report results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 at 8 a.m. ET on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. BlackBerry’s share price climbed with the rest of the market over the first few months of the year but the stock has trailed off since, sliding below $10.00 CAD per share.
Huawei's sales revenue rose 23.2 percent year on year to 401.3 billion yuan (about 58.3 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2019, according to the company's semiannual report.
Microsoft today reported earnings for its fourth fiscal quarter of 2019, including revenue of $33.7 billion, net income of $13.2 billion, and earnings per share of $1.71 (compared to revenue of $30.1 billion, net income of $8.9 billion, and earnings per share of $1.14 in Q4 2018). All three of the company’s operating groups saw year-over-year growth.
France has approved a 3 percent Digital Services Tax (DST) on revenues that large tech companies, particularly those in the digital advertising and e-commerce industries, earn from providing digital services to French customers.
BlackBerry released its quarterly earnings on Wednesday, reporting US$247 million in first quarter revenue, up from US$213 million in the same quarter last year. Its net loss of US$35 million, or nine cents per share, was down from US$60 million or 11 cents per diluted share in last year's first quarter.
Huawei will reduce its production capacity which could hit revenue growth, said Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei on Monday, as he revealed his plans to deal with the continued pressure from the U.S.
BlackBerry will report results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 at 8 a.m. ET on Wednesday, June 26, 2019.
BlackBerry will hold its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Monday, June 24, 2019 at 10 a.m. ET in Waterloo, Ontario.
There will be a live audio webcast that can be accessed by registering here. It can also be accessed by dialling 1-855-353-9183 and entering Access code 58660#.
Companies such as Apple, Facebook, Google and Twitter will soon have to pay taxes regardless of their physical presence or measured profits in a country after G20 finance ministers agreed to accelerate a radical shake-up of cross-border corporate tax.
Coinbase has launched a Visa debit card in the UK, allowing customers to make purchases and cash withdrawals directly from their accounts.
In connection with the acquisition of Cylance, BlackBerry's Board of Directors has approved a grant of performance-based restricted share unit awards (the "Inducement Awards") to Stuart McClure and Ryan Permeh covering up to 3,122,140 and 1,060,049 shares of common stock, respectively.
BlackBerry today reported financial results for the three months ended November 30, 2818, coming in at $0.05 per share, beating Wall Street’s estimates of $0.02 per Share. Revenue for the quarter came in at $226.00 million beating analyst estimates of $215.38 million.
BlackBerry will report results for the fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year 2019 at 8 a.m. ET on Friday, March 29, 2019. The conference can be accessed by dialing 877-682-6267 or live streamed on the company's website .
Apple gained 3.6% on Q1 2019 results that beat EPS and revenue estimates with revenue down 5% Y/Y. The downsides in iPhone and China were largely priced into the quarter following Apple's outlook cut earlier this month.
Qualcomm will publish the Company's financial results for its first quarter fiscal 2019 on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 after the close of the market on the Company's Investor Relations website here.
Ledger today unveiled the Ledger Nano X, a Bluetooth-enabled hardware wallet. As Ledger's new signature product, the Ledger Nano X improves on the Ledger Nano S, the world's most popular hardware wallet having sold over 1.5 million units, with enhanced state-of-the-art security and an improved user experience and design.
Apple has cut its sales forecasts for the first time since 2002, blaming a sharper than expected economic slowdown in China. Shares in the company fell by 8pc after it revealed that iPhone sales were well below expectations in the final months of 2018.
BlackBerry today reported financial results for the three months ended November 30, 2818, coming in at $0.05 per share, beating Wall Street’s estimates of $0.02 per Share. Revenue for the quarter came in at $226.00 million beating analyst estimates of $215.38 million
BlackBerry will report results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2019 at 8 a.m. ET on Thursday, December 20, 2018.
BlackBerry today reported financial results for the three months ended August 31, 2018 with second-quarter profit more than doubled, beating Wall Street estimates. Lower expenses helped offset a drop in enterprise software and services revenue and U.S.-listed shares of the company were up 2.7 percent premarket.
BlackBerry will report results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2019 at 8 a.m. ET on Friday, September 28, 2018. Equities analysts expect BlackBerry to announce sales of $213.48 million for the current fiscal quarter, according to Zacks.
Samsung released its official Q2 2018 earnings results today and results are in line with the guidance that Samsung issued earlier this month. It posted 58.48 trillion won or about $52 billion in revenue compared to 61 trillion won or $54.7 billion in the same period last year, a 4 percent dip.
yboo have just announced a long term funding deal over up to £2m that will support their 12 month growth strategy. As part of this strategy, yboo will be launching a B2B portal in which UK mobile operators will be able to access anonymised data of their audience - this will include their behaviours and usage. It will also allow them to see how their products rank against providers.
Microsoft has just released fourth-quarter earnings results that sent shares up to new all-time highs. Revenue was $110.4 billion and increased 14%, Operating income was $35.1 billion and increased 21%, Net income was $16.6 billion GAAP and $30.3 billion non-GAAP, Diluted earnings per share was $2.13 GAAP and $3.88 non-GAAP and GAAP results include a $13.7 billion net charge related to TCJA.
Apple has announced that it will report FY 18 Third Quarter Results on Tuesday, July 31, 2018.
Apple reported its best March quarter ever earlier this year, bringing in $61.1B in revenue on the back of 52.2 million iPhone sales and strong services growth.
Dell has announced that it has reached an agreement with its Special Committee of independent directors to exchange the outstanding Class V tracking stock for Class C common stock of Dell Technologies or an optional cash election. Dell Technologies Class C common stock will become publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
In addition to holding its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, BlackBerry will report results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 at 8 a.m. ET on Friday, June 22, 2018. The conference can be accessed by dialing 866-496-6675 or live streamed on the company’s website here.
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BlackBerry will hold its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 10 a.m. ET in Waterloo, Ontario.
There will be a live audio webcast that can be accessed by registering here. It can also be accessed by dialing 1-877-385-4099 and entering Access code 7797528#.
Xiaomi filed today to go public in Hong Kong in what is expected to be the world’s biggest initial public offering since Alibaba’s $25 billion market debut in 2014. It’s the first major company to announce plans to go public in Hong Kong after its stock exchange pushed through new rules to lure tech firms.
Carbon Black is looking to go public this year, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday.
The Waltham, Mass.-based cybersecurity company said it hopes to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering, but that amount is usually a placeholder and is revised in future filings.
LG today announced its preliminary earnings results for the first quarter of 2018. The company reported tentative consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2018 at KRW 15.1 trillion with an operating profit of KRW 1.1 trillion, marking the highest first quarter revenues and operating profit in the history of the company.
Samsung today announced its earnings guidance for the first quarter of 2018. Consolidated sales were pproximately 60 trillion Korean won, while Consolidated Operating Profit was approximately 15.6 trillion Korean won.
BlackBerry announced today that it has filed its 2018 annual report on Form 40-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). BlackBerry’s Form 40-F includes the company’s 2018 annual information form (“AIF”) and the management discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) and audited financial statements of the company for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2018.
EY has announced that it is working with Microsoft to help UK businesses improve the efficiency of their finance function through a new digital platform called EY Absolute™.
BlackBerry today reported financial results for the three months and twelve months ended February 28, 2018. Total company non-GAAP revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 was $239 million with GAAP revenue of $233 million. Total software and services revenue of $218 million (non-GAAP) and $212 million (GAAP) broke the record set last quarter.
BlackBerry will report results for the fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year 2018 at 8 a.m. ET on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. The conference can be accessed by dialing 888-394-8218 or live streamed on the company's website here.
Earlier in the year, Google announced that it would be merging its Android Pay and Google Wallet services under one new umbrella called "Google Pay." A little more than a month later, the Google Pay app is now rolling out to users via an update on the Play Store. The initial launch does not bring anything new to the table and is basically the beginning of the rebrand.
Back in 2015, BlackBerry and PayPal teamed up to introduce PayPal payments within BBM. PayPal has now informed users via email that the ability to send money with PayPal using BBM has been discontinued as of February 6, 2018.
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Google has announced the merger of Android Pay and Google Wallet into a single brand, Google Pay. Google Wallet was first launched in 2011, and at one time supported NFC payments for goods and services. In 2015, the company launched a new service, Android Pay/
Microsoft will publish fiscal year 2018 second-quarter financial results after the close of the market on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, on the Microsoft Investor Relations website at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Investor/.
A new corporate supply chain finance platform launches today, which aims to improve credit management and provide additional transparency, security and flexibility for banks and their corporate customers.
BlackBerry shares rallied by the most in almost three months on Wednesday after the company posted better-than-expected third quarter results and said it expects full-year revenue at the high end of its range.
BlackBerry will be reporting results for the third quarter of fiscal 2018 on December 20, 2017. A conference call and live webcast will be held beginning at 8 a.m. ET, which can be accessed by dialing 1-844-309-0607 or by logging on here.
Apple has officially launched Apple Pay Cash today for all iOS 11.2 users with an eligible iPhone or iPad model in the United States. Apple Pay Cash allows for quick person-to-person money transfers, much like competing services..
Microsoft on Wednesday announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share. The dividend is payable March 8, 2018, to shareholders of record on February 15, 2018.
Microsoft and SAP SE on Monday announced integrated offerings to provide enterprise customers with a clear road map to confidently drive more business innovation in the cloud.
Led by academics from University of Edinburgh Business School and The University of St Andrews, the study analysed the performance of banks directed by more than 600 US-born Chief Executive Officers who were children or...
John Chen, CEO of BlackBerry joined Cheddar on the day the company moves to the New York Stock Exchange after 30 years at the Nasdaq. Chen explained that it's time to relaunch the company.
BlackBerry today announced its pending transfer of the listing of its common stock from the NASDAQ Global Select Market ("NASDAQ") to the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE").
As part of its digital transformation, Bank of America is turning to the Microsoft Cloud to help deliver new business efficiencies, support digital culture change and better meet customer needs.
BlackBerry today reported financial results for the three months ended August 31, 2017. Shares are up 8.23% premarket after reporting Q2 revenue and EPS beats. The company reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results a....
BlackBerry has announced that the company will be reporting results for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 at 8 a.m. ET on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017.
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2017 third quarter ended July 1, 2017. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $45.4 billion and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.67.
Amazon.com today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2017. Operating cash flow increased 37% to $17.9 billion for the trailing twelve months.
Microsoft reported its earnings for the fourth quarter of its 2017 fiscal year, which ended on June 30. The stock flattened out after the company offered guidance for the next quarter, before moving slightly higher again in premarket trading.
Samsung today announced its earnings guidance for the second quarter of 2017. Consolidated Sales: Approximately 60 trillion Korean won. Consolidated Operating Profit: Approximately 14.0 trillion Korean won
LG today announced its preliminary earnings results for the second quarter of 2017. Tentative consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2017 is nearly KRW 14.6 trillion with an operating profit of KRW 664.1 billion.
BlackBerry reported an unexpected profit for its fiscal first quarter on Friday, but it wasn't enough to rally Wall Street behind the software and services company.
BlackBerry today announced that it has received acceptance from the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") with respect to a normal course issuer bid ("NCIB") to purchase for cancellation up to 31,000,000 BlackBerry common shares,
BlackBerry will hold its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 10 a.m. ET in Waterloo, Ontario. A live webcast can be accessed here.
BlackBerry will be reporting results for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 on June 23, 2017. A conference call and live webcast will be held beginning at 8 a.m. ET, which can be accessed by dialing 1-844-309-0607 or by logging on here.
BlackBerry announced today that it has reached an agreement with Qualcomm resolving all amounts payable in connection with the interim arbitration decision announced on April 12, 2017.
Emtek Group has announced a strategic partnership with Alibaba’s digital payments company Ant Financial. The two companies will develop a suite of financial services, which includes a mobile payments platform that will debut on BBM.
BlackBerry has been awarded $814.9m (around £652m) in an arbitration settlement with Qualcomm. That £652m sum, which will increase next month when legal fees and interest are added, was awarded to BlackBerry.
Payday loan firm Wonga are warning more than a a quarter of a million customers that personal data may have been stolen in a data breach at the firm. The online lender said it was “urgently investigating illegal and unauthorised access” to personal data of some of its customers in the UK and Poland.
Apple has won a victory in its fight to prevent banks from introducing their own mobile payment services on Apple devices, as an Australian regulator barred lenders from bargaining collectively for access.
BlackBerry today reported financial results for the three months and fiscal year ended February 28, 2017. The company reported a smaller quarterly loss as operating costs nearly halved, narrowing its loss from a year earlier.
Square today announced that it has launched in the UK, making it easier than ever for millions of small and medium-sized businesses across Britain to take card payments and run their business.
IBM has launched the first enterprise-strength Blockchain as a Service, based on The Linux Foundation's open source Hyperledger Fabric version 1.0. IBM Blockchain, which lets developers quickly establish highly secure blockchain networks on the IBM cloud
BlackBerry will be reporting results for the year-end and fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 on March 31, 2017.
A conference call and live webcast will be held beginning at 8 a.m. ET, which can be accessed by dialing 1-844-309-0607 or by logging on at here.
The former site of a BlackBerry facility has been purchased for $30 million and will become a data center for Ascent, Ascent which provides comprehensive data center solutions bought the 40-acre property at 4905 North Point Parkway and Kimball Bridge Road.
Microsoft on Tuesday announced the appointment of Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, to its board of directors effective immediately. Microsoft also announced its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share. The dividend is payable June 8, 2017.
Google has continued the expansion of Android Pay, as the company launched its mobile payments system in Belgium. Users will be able to pay at over 85,000 retail locations with Android Pay, including Carrefour, McDonald's, Media Markt, H&M, and more.
VeloCloud Network today announced that it has closed a $35 million Series D round of funding, led by Hermes Growth Partners. Round participants included new investors Telstra Ventures and Khazanah Nasional Berhad...
Samsung today announced its partnership with several leaders in the banking industry as part of its strategic move to launch and expand its Samsung Pay ecosystem in Malaysia.
SAP has introduced the latest advances to SAP S/4HANA Cloud and shared its innovation road map for the industry's next-generation, leading-edge cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) suite.
BlackBerry today posted an adjusted profit that beat expectations, even as revenue dropped sharply. Announcing its Q3 2017 fiscal results, the company reported a $114 million net loss on $289 million in revenue.
BlackBerry has announced that it will be reporting results for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 on December 20, 2016.
A conference call and live webcast will be held beginning at 8 am ET.
Microsoft has renewed its Affordable Access Initiative grant fund for a second year. The fund assists companies working to bring internet access and new technologies, services and models to underserved markets.
Google today announced strategic partnerships with Visa and Mastercard to bring Android Pay to more places on the mobile web.
Commercial cloud annualized revenue run rate exceeds $13.0 billion. Microsoft today announced the following results for the quarter ended September 30, 2016
Samsung announced today that it estimates a negative impact of approximately mid-3 trillion won in operating profit from the fourth quarter of 2016 through the first quarter of 2017.
BlackBerry today announced the appointment of Steven Capelli as Chief Financial Officer. Capelli brings 25 years of executive experience in the software and technology industry with a strong track record for driving profitable growth.
BlackBerry announced Q2 Fiscal 2017 results today, posting a 31.8 percent fall in second-quarter revenue and it said it would end all internal hardware development, including its smartphones.
BlackBerry has announced it will be reporting results for the second quarter of fiscal 2017 on September 28, 2016.
BlackBerry has announced the redemption of existing Convertible Debentures and the issuance of new Convertible Debentures.
BlackBerry today announced that it has received acceptance from the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") with respect to a normal course issuer bid.
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2016 third quarter ended June 25, 2016. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $42.4 billion and quarterly net income of $7.8 billion, or $1.42 per diluted share.
CellTrust continues to lead the enterprise BYOD industry with today’s beta availability for CellTrust SL2â€â€the next generation of CellTrust SecureLine for mobile compliance enforcement.
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Samsung announced today that Brazil will roll out Samsung Pay on July 19, with major financial partners, making it the first market in South America to introduce the company’s mobile payment service.
A new report by a leading global provider of decision science and big data analytics solutions, Mu Sigma, has revealed a diverse landscape when it comes to how multinational enterprises tackle problem solving and analytics.
Japanese company Line has set the price of its IPO at 3,330 yen per share, meaning it could raise as much as $1.3bn when it goes public.
BlackBerry will be reporting results for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 on June 23, 2016 and the company has just announced that it will hold its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders the day before.
