Financial inclusion and the concept of the unbanked has become a buzzword when it comes to mobile payments innovations. Who are the unbanked, who are the mobile money companies reaching, and where are there still gaps? And why? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
The alternative lending industry is about to cross the $500 billion valuation threshold, and market analysts have confidently predicted the sector to hit a $1 trillion worth in just a matter of years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Across the Asia Pacific region small- and mid-size enterprises spent $2 billion on cloud computing services last year, an impressive growth rate of 42 percent. Despite the rapid expansion of cloud technology, there is still a lot of room to grow. SMEs make up the...
One of online gaming’s hottest rivalries is at an end. Yesterday, Optimal Payments – parent company of the Neteller digital wallet – announced its $1.2 billion dollar acquisition of Skrill – parent of the eponymously named mobile product. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Over the next two years, cyberattacks will get worse before they get better. But there’s some good news. There are methods to counter cyber threats — by working with stakeholders across the political aisle, including private to public sector initiatives, to create enforceable barriers to...
The push to make access to alternative lending easier for small businesses across the European Union just received a cautious stamp of approval from lawmakers in the United Kingdom. Calling the European Commission’s green paper, which outlines the need for capital markets reforms, a “welcome...
The PYMNTS.com Innovation Project 2015 has officially concluded, but the show didn’t wrap up without first paying some much-deserved recognition to several of the most innovative, disruptive and pioneering payments companies out there. Among the firms honored with a 2015 PYMNTS Innovation Award last week...
It is no secret or surprise at this point that small business lending has been broken since the Great Recession in a way that seems stubbornly resistant to improvement – if you’re a small business looking for capital. Depending on what measure one uses, between...
The 2015 ThinkAThon, held on March 19 as part of the PYMNTS.com Innovation Project, cast players from the payments and commerce industry on two opposing teams in a series of lively debates on hot-button topics before a captive audience at the Sanders Theater. Get the...
