Cross-border Payments

PayPal’s Schulman Joins Obama’s Cuba Delegation
March 21, 2016

By any stretch, President Barack Obama’s trip to Cuba is a historic event. 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 our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Europe
HSBC On Hunt For New Chairman
March 21, 2016

London-based bank HSBC announced on Friday (March 18) that it has officially kicked off the search for a new chairman. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

South East Asia
Paytm Hires Ex-Alibaba Exec To Ramp eCommerce Collaboration
March 21, 2016

Indian payments startup Paytm has hired Alibaba’s head of wholesale business to steer its growth and build a stronger collaboration with the Chinese eCommerce giant. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Cross-border Payments
Global Retail Outlook Cause For Concern
March 18, 2016

For better or worse, China’s economy has assumed the nebulous mantle as the bellwether for the larger globalized economy. When things are good, investors can act off of China’s moves before they propagate to the rest of the world; when things are bad, they wring...

Cross-border Payments
Will This Rally Be A House Of Cards?
March 18, 2016

Stocks and commodities – especially energy – have jumped from lows seen not all that long ago. But caution would well serve those tempted to ride the wave of a dovish Fed and momentum that could suddenly be undone by larger concerns.

Europe’s $30B Stock Exchange Merger Deal Reached
March 17, 2016

The London Stock Exchange Group has agreed to merge with Deutsche Börse, a deal that will take place in an all-stock transaction, the companies said on Wednesday (March 16). The merger would create a European equity listing powerhouse that would have global reach and would...

Cross-border Payments
South Korea’s Online And In-Store Retailers Play Discounting Chicken
March 16, 2016

Western retailers are just now starting to see daylight at the end of a long winter of discounting discontent, and many standbys like Macy’s and JCPenney haven’t come out unscathed. It’s tempting to think that U.S. retail has had its eyes opened to the profoundly...

Cross-border Payments
The Curious Case Of Digital Video Game Prices
March 15, 2016

It took video games two decades to go from a brand new form of niche entertainment to a mainstream, multi-billion dollar global industry. Naturally, gamers have experienced a bewildering amount of change in that time. Controllers have gone from three or four buttons to dozens,...

Five Points Of Cross-Border Commerce Failure
March 15, 2016

When it comes to optimizing cross-border commerce opportunities — in both developed and emerging markets — every merchant knows that they must think mobile first. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...