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Q3 2014 Strongest IPO Market In Years (With Or Without Alibaba)
October 02, 2014

The three months through September were still the busiest for IPOs in four years and would have been even if Alibaba had never set foot in the U.S. and gone public. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Cross-border Payments
Non-Cash Transactions On The Rise Globally
October 01, 2014

Non-cash payments ticked up 10 percent in 2013 to 366 billion transactions, pulled along by intense growth in developing markets. According to RBS data, nearly a quarter of all global non-cash transaction growth–that’s about 93 billion transactions–happened in those developing markets.  China remains less developed...

B2B Payments
HSBC: Significant Global Trade Growth Ahead
September 19, 2014

Robust economic growth in the U.S. and United Kingdom, combined with a gradual recovery in the Eurozone, should help strengthen global economic activity over the next year, according to the latest HSBC Trade Confidence Index. However, rising geopolitical tensions could weaken such projections. Get the...

Acquiring
Trends Of The Week
August 30, 2014

Over the past week, PYMNTS.com’s brief’s coverage in this newsletter has spanned a broad variety of issues. In this column, we take a look at five common elements that link many of those stories, in essence making them the “trends of the week.” Get the...

Cross-border Payments
E-billing Grows in Brazil
June 26, 2014

E-billing in Brazil started in 2012 with an initiative of the federal and state tax authorities. Its aim is to end the need of an authorized printer for fiscal receipts and replacing it by an e-invoice, which can be printed in any device or sent...

Cross-border Payments
Mozido Expands mPOS Platform
June 25, 2014

Mozido, an m-POS firm, has been present in Mexico, since 2012. It rolled out its solution in 80 firms in Yucatán and it expects to reach 500 soon and 2k by 2015. The platform allows for mobile phones top-ups, service payments and payment card transactions....

Cross-border Payments
Brazil Transit Card Paves Way For Prepaid Solutions
June 25, 2014

Earlier this week, the Open Standard for Public Transport™ (OSPT™) Alliance in Brazil announced that it had signed on RioCard TI, which is a supplier of prepaid ticketing solutions for transport providers, as a new member. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Cash-Recycling in Ecuador
June 20, 2014

Banco Pichincha, Ecuador’s largest financial institution is testing cash-recycling technology developed by GRGBanking. Its H68N series offers high capacity, serial number tracking, biometric authentication and coin dispensing features. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Cross-border Payments
Brazil Legally Categorizes Mobile Payments
June 20, 2014

In fall 2013, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff signed into law legislation meant to clarify expectations from different mobile payments players for that emerging market. Non-mandatory interoperability between mobile network operators, bankcard issuers, acquirers and the card brands was the focus of the law. Brazil currently...