Cross-border Payments

Verifone Acquisition Bulks Up Payments Offerings
November 10, 2015

Payments giant Verifone said Monday (Nov. 9) that it is buying InterCard AG, a Payment-as-a-Service provider based in Germany. 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...

Can Alibaba’s Singles’ Day Live Up To The Hype?
November 10, 2015

Alibaba’s Singles’ Day has a lot of hype to live up to after shattering the single-day online sales record last year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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China Eyes Big Data To Build Social Credit System
November 09, 2015

China is tapping into Big Data to build a robust social credit system for its citizens that will be used to calculate credit scores derived from lending and payment history and a person’s digital footprint. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

China X-Border eCommerce To Top $1T Next Year
November 09, 2015

Those seeking to confirm the potential of cross-border eCommerce need look no further than China. 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,...

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Expectations Edition: Visa Meets, Jobs Beat And Square Manages
November 09, 2015

Life was famously compared to a box of chocolates 21 years ago on the grounds that one “never knows what they’re gonna get.” Which, as it turns out, is almost a perfectly good metaphor for the payments and commerce ecosystem, though perhaps with a minor caveat.  ...

Hackers Knock Swedish Bank Offline
November 09, 2015

In what could be the result of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, the Swedish website of Swedbank was brought down early Friday morning (Nov. 6) by hackers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Alibaba Buying ‘China’s YouTube’ In $3.7B Deal
November 09, 2015

Alibaba may soon be spreading its digital media wings through a major acquisition. 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....

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Dimon Dismisses Economic Fears, Preaches Optimism
November 06, 2015

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon thinks everyone in the financial industry needs to stop thinking so grim. 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...

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Fewer Chinese Hacks Drive FireEye Earnings Down
November 06, 2015

The security firm FireEye saw its common stock sink by more than 20 percent on Thursday (Nov. 5) in the wake of missed quarterly results and guidance that disappointed investors. The company said that a slowed Chinese hacking environment hit U.S. and European demand. Get...