Indian digital payments firm Paytm is reportedly in talks with Japan’s SoftBank in the hopes of securing $1.2 to $1.5 billion in cash. If the deal goes through, SoftBank would be one of the Paytm’s biggest shareholders. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Tencent, the Chinese tech giant, has passed Wells Fargo to become the world’s tenth most valuable public company. 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...
Facebook-owned instant messaging service WhatsApp may be making a digital payments play in its largest global market — India. This would be the firm’s first such move anywhere on Earth. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Donald Trump’s immigration policies may or may not be good for America. But, the world’s biggest travel companies claimed, they are definitely bad for tourism. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
American companies looking to break into India’s burgeoning digital marketplace are time and time again running up against stiff competition from local startups and their major financial backer, China. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Samsung managed to take up most of the oxygen in the mobile room this week — and the big show included the world’s introduction to the new Galaxy phone, Bixby, VR, Samsung Pass, and Samsung Pay’s and Visa Checkout’s partnership to bring Samsung Pay to the online world. It was quite...
Two laptops containing the personal information of Hong Kong’s 3.7 million registered voters have been stolen. A statement released by the Hong Kong Electoral Office confirmed the stolen data included names, addresses and identity card numbers of voters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
The European Commission is hoping to consult with the public concerning the growing market of financial technology as the agency looks to manage policies in the sector. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
In the ongoing investigation into one of the biggest and more brazen bank robberies seen to date, and done digitally, The Wall Street Journal reports that federal prosecutors are “building cases” against North Korea that would point toward that nation as being behind the pilfering...
