Cross-border Payments

Cross-border Payments
Intel Plants FinTech Seeds In Tel Aviv
June 02, 2016

The U.S. has its Silicon Valley, and Israel has its own Silicon Wadi of concentrated tech know-how. However, while the former is established, the latter is still growing, in no small part thanks to the money Western companies keep pouring into it. Get the Full Story...

Cross-border Payments
Monitise Stock Drops On News It Won’t Sell Voucher Business
June 02, 2016

U.K. mobile payments company Monitise saw its shares fall on Tuesday (May 31) after it announced it will no longer look to sell its voucher business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Consumer Insights
The Retail Politics Of Trump And Airbnb
June 01, 2016

Politics and retail usually mix like oil and water. Look no further than the situation Target seems to have embroiled itself in by making a simple announcement on its in-store bathroom policy. Such a vitriolic reaction to an innocuous issue might make a casual observer...

Europe
Austin Reed Can’t Find A Buyer, Will Close All 120 Stores
June 01, 2016

That another apparel retailer has bit the dust isn’t news in and of itself. A few times every week, the retail headlines can read like the obituaries, but it’s not every day that the dearly departed brands in question can claim a heritage stretching for...

Turkish Regulator Deals Blow X-Border Commerce
June 01, 2016

Turkish consumers will no longer be able to pay with PayPal after Monday (June 6) and Turkish businesses will no longer be able to accept payments made with PayPal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Cross-border Payments
Insuring B2B Payments, Internationally
June 01, 2016

Align Commerce has obtained insurance to protect its SMB clients when sending payments across borders and across supply chains. CEO Marwan Forzley explains why a multi-rail approach to protecting payments can help businesses build a global presence.

Cross-border Payments
Visa/MasterCard-Equipped mPOS Lands In Middle East
June 01, 2016

Cybersecurity company Thales announced on Tuesday (May 31) that its payShield 9000 hardware security modules (HSMs) will be used by payments technology company Swiftch to help secure the first Visa Ready and MasterCard self-certified mPOS solution throughout the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Get the Full...

Cross-border Payments
U.K. Retail Enthusiasm Bottoms Out
May 31, 2016

Facing what local reports are calling a “triple threat” retailers across the pond are reporting a distinct lack of enthusiasm for what is next to come. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Cross-border Payments
China’s Super-Rich Are Big Foreign Spenders
May 30, 2016

When the Chinese market is usually invoked, it’s only a short segue to the rise of its ultra-powerful (as a consumer demographic) middle class. With the potential to rise into the billions itself, it’s this market that most Western retailers salivate over, but for China’s...