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Western Union Brings Cash Transfers To Australia’s Gas Stations
July 25, 2017

Western Union money transfers are coming to gas stations. 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 form,...

International
Bitcoin to Make India Inroads?
July 24, 2017

Bitcoin may be volatile, but as India goes cashless, the cryptocurrency might find its way into the arsenal of legal tender not tied to paper and coins.  And, in the United States, wrangling over the CFPB’s mandate paving the way for class action suits in...

Europe
Europe, CNP Fraud Trendsetter?
July 21, 2017

 Europe sets the pace for fashion, finance … and fraud? As EMV gains traction in the States, the chip card revolution on the Continent has already largely been completed. And the bad guys are increasingly plying the fraudulent transaction game online. TSYS offers up a few data...

South East Asia
China’s Amazing Cashless Conversion
July 20, 2017

While there is still much in the way of debate in the U.S. and the rest of the developed West about the shape of things to come with the mobile and digital payments revolution that remains in nascent stages, on the other side of the...

Europe
Samsung Announces $150M Investment Fund For European Startups
July 13, 2017

Samsung’s venture capital arm has announced it will use a $150 million global funding round to invest in Europe’s startup scene. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

International
Sub-Saharan Africa Driving Mobile Money Market
July 13, 2017

More than half the world’s mobile money deployments are coming from a perhaps unexpected source: Sub-Saharan Africa. Yet in a way, that balance makes sense. Mobile money deployments give unbanked individuals access to financial services, and that’s clearly filling a significant need in that part...

International
Logistics Services And Lending Services Bow Via MercadoLibre
July 12, 2017

MercadoLibre, the online marketplace serving Argentina, is boosting its presence in areas such as lending and logistics. Those areas, Reuters reported on Tuesday, had once been the province of large financial firms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

International
Stripe Pushes Into China With Alipay And WeChat Partnerships
July 10, 2017

U.S. technology company Stripe has announced it will soon open its merchants’ websites for commerce with hundreds of millions of Chinese consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

International
India’s Grand (De) Monetization Experiment
July 04, 2017

Eight months in, assessing the impact of what happens when you remove 86 percent of a country’s notes in circulation. India’s push toward digital payments has had effects both positive and negative, and here’s a scorecard of sorts.