International

Inside The Alibaba-Tencent $15B Local Service Deal
October 09, 2015

The Groupon of China will soon merge — thanks to a collaboration between Alibaba and Tencent. 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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UK Firms Out Of The Loop On Cyberattacks
October 09, 2015

In today’s age, protecting sensitive data and assets from cyberthreats is top of mind for companies around the globe. But a recent study from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) shows that businesses in the U.K. may need to improve on their detection methods when it comes to cybersecurity....

How Alibaba Plans To Appease Shareholders
October 09, 2015

Alibaba hasn’t had an easy PR year — particularly from its shareholders’ perspective. But Jack Ma wants to assure its investors that China’s economic slowdown is not impacting Alibaba as much as many have suggested. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

International
Creating Trade’s New Red Corridor
October 08, 2015

This issue of X-border Optimization TrackerTM highlights the effects, implications and the impact the new China-Russia eCommerce deal.

Airbnb Eyes China As Next Big Market
October 08, 2015

Airbnb is eyeing a market that’s getting a lot of attention from the on-demand startup world. 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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Card Payments Cut Into Cash — But Who’s Leading?
October 07, 2015

The 2015 World Payments Report was released yesterday (Oct. 6), with its data marking a significant shift in the accelerated movement from physical to digital payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Europe’s High Court Strikes Down EU-US ‘Safe Harbor’ Data Sharing
October 07, 2015

Data transfer between the U.S. and Europe just hit a major bump in the road. 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,...

Inside Ameriabank’s New Omnichannel Banking Platform
October 06, 2015

Ameriabank, the Armenian bank headquartered in Yerevan, said Monday (Oct. 5) that it is working with CR2, a multichannel banking software company based in Ireland, to introduce BankWorld, an omnichannel platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Payment Innovation – The No Fear Edition
October 06, 2015

MasterCard has brought developers from across the world together to take simple ideas to innovative new commerce concepts through its Masters Of Code Hackathons. Sebastien Taveau, Chief Developer Evangelist and VP of Open API at MasterCard, sat down with MPD CEO Karen Webster to reflect...