Borders, shmorders. When it comes to the internet superhighway, cross-border business has inherently become increasingly commonplace as it’s become easier to connect globally. For the September edition of the X-Border Payments Optimization Tracker™, PYMNTS spoke with Shannon Scott, director of risk and payments at uShip,...
The luxury car unit of Volkswagen, Audi, has agreed to boost its in-place efforts with a series of China-based technology groups in an effort to bring more digital capability to the world’s biggest auto market, said Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Sri Lanka, aiming to develop a national payment system by 2020, is moving to adopt a chip card system before the end of 2017. According to a report, citing the central bank, the move is part of Sri Lanka’s multi-pronged national payment system initiative. Get the Full...
In a controversy that may bring Middle East politics to the payments realm, PayPal is being petitioned by dozens of Palestinian firms to let the platform work for those Palestinians based in the West Bank and Gaza. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg visited sub-Saharan Africa for the first time in August, shining a huge spotlight on the growing tech center within Nigeria. Not only did Zuckerberg’s visit bring a boost to Nigerian startups, but it solidified that the tech scene in Lagos may...
Overdue credit card debt in China was up 4.9 percent in the second quarter, as measured sequentially, Reuters reported on Thursday (Sept. 8). The data came from the country’s central bank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Borders, shmorders. When it comes to the internet superhighway, cross-border business has inherently become increasingly commonplace as it’s become easier to connect globally. For the September edition of the X-Border Payments Optimization Tracker™, PYMNTS spoke with Shannon Scott, director of risk and payments at uShip, about how...
New research from eCommerce platform firm Bronto Software conducted by Censuswide found that nearly half (44 percent) of shoppers in the U.K. have made purchases online from merchants in another country. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
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