The COVID-19 pandemic has bolstered mobile payments in India and primed them to overtake card payments in the not-too-distant, S&P Global Market Intelligence said this week in its 2020 India Mobile Payments Market Report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Passenger demand at Gatwick, London’s second-largest airport, could remain depressed for the next three or four years as the travel sector continues to deal with the fallout of the pandemic, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
American Express has won initial approval from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) to process the nation’s currency, the global financial services network announced in a press release Saturday (June 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Cross-border payments are immense, clocking in at $29 trillion in 2019 and projected to balloon to an estimated $39 trillion in the next two years. Moving that money securely and swiftly is another matter, however, as pandemic-induced chaos continues to roil markets and embolden hackers....
When India moved to formally shut its economy down by closing workplaces and other public spots over COVID-19, over 120 million Indians lost their jobs. But one group was hit most critically in that collapse of employment — women, according to The New York Times. Get...
Looking for a way to protect technology companies from becoming prey to foreign buyers, France has created a fund to bail out startups. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Hundreds of angry British parents are fighting for refunds from ParentPay Limited Co., the online school payments firm. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...
After previously setting July 1 as the date to reopen for international tourism, which comprises 12 percent of its output, Spain is at work on plans to slowly allow tourists from nations determined to be safer when it comes to fighting the pandemic. The country...
Homeowners in China and beyond will soon be able to use smart speakers to turn on the lights and control the microwave under a new partnership between Chinese search and artificial intelligence giant Baidu and smart device manufacturer Midea Group. Get the Full Story Complete...