Cross-border Payments

Cross-border Payments
In Africa, eCommerce Is Suddenly Big Bucks
March 03, 2016

In a huge investment coup for an African company, representing one of the largest technology company fundraising tallies on the continent, Africa Internet Group has garnered €225 million from a series of investors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

US Shoppers Flock To Canada For Online Shopping
March 03, 2016

With thousands of miles of a shared border, Americans and Canadians have decades of practice skipping across the international boundary when the strength of their respective currencies suits them. When the loonie’s value drops under that of the U.S. dollar in 2016, though, customers don’t...

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JD.com’s Sales Growth Offset By Revenue Losses
March 02, 2016

Until last year, it seemed like there was no ceiling the Chinese economy couldn’t simply break through, but as the country’s long-term economic crisis continues, some retailers are seeing their previously impenetrable profit margins dissolving into dust. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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After A Century, Barclays Steps Back From Africa Operations
March 01, 2016

For Barclays, the British bank, it’s stiff upper lip time. 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. By completing this...

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Starbucks Brews Up Plans To Launch In Italy
March 01, 2016

Starbucks will grow its global footprint into a new region next year. 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. By...

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Souq.com, The Amazon Of The Middle East, Raises $275M
March 01, 2016

Much like the Industrial Revolution 200 years before it, there are few regions of the world that the new age of eCommerce has not touched. Now that high-speed Internet access is becoming more common, even in undeveloped areas, previously inaccessible markets are becoming just the...

Paying For Milestones Across Borders
February 26, 2016

When is a cross-border payment more than just a payment? When it applies to a milestone and/or emotional transactions such as education or medical needs. That’s the “personal” business that Flywire is in. Its Chief Customer Officer, Rob Rosenblatt, shares with MPD CEO Karen Webster...

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Will The Sharp/Foxconn Deal Fall Through?
February 25, 2016

A last-minute hitch might just put an end to Taiwan’s Foxconn’s proposed takeover of Japanese electronic maker Sharp. According to Reuters, Foxconn has reportedly tabled the deal in the face of some last-minute discoveries of previously undisclosed liability. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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How To Chip Away At Boundaries Within The (Cross) Borders
February 25, 2016

As the world gets smaller, with more than 2 billion consumers worldwide connected to the Internet via smartphones, opportunities for merchants to increase their online sales continue to grow. Yet, merchants continue to disappoint those consumers and the latest PYMNTS.com X-Border Payments Optimization Index™, powered...