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Tencent-Backed Chinese Retailer Eyes $300M Pre-U.S. IPO
April 13, 2015

A growing Chinese women’s apparel retailer that is backed by eCommerce giant Tencent is looking to raise some significant capital before it debuts its U.S. IPO offering in 2016, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Apple Watch Preview Doesn’t Spark Crowds Abroad
April 13, 2015

Despite high demand, there were no long lines for the Apple Watch in the eight countries where it became available for preview on Friday (April 10). But thanks to online orders, deliveries — which officially begin on April 24 — have been pushed back to...

CFPB Targets PayPal Credit
April 13, 2015

PayPal is in settlement talks with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in the run-up to its split from eBay, the company said in a filing last week with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday (April 9). Get the Full Story Complete...

B2B Payments
Late-Pay Problems Spread To The US — And Big Suppliers
April 13, 2015

As lawmakers in the U.K. consider cracking down on the recent practice by big companies of waiting 90 to 120 days to pay smaller suppliers, it turns out the practice has quietly spread to U.S. manufacturers as well, according to The New York Times. Get...

Ant Financial’s Stock Index Pulls From eCommerce Metrics​
April 10, 2015

Alibaba’s financial arm is officially tracking eCommerce. 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, you agree...

Bringing Innovation To Global Mass Payments
April 10, 2015

Delivering mass payments in the corporate world – globally, quickly and efficiently – takes the right technology platform and the right network of financial institutions to pull off. That’s why global payments provider Hyperwallet teamed up with Western Union in a strategic partnership to leverage...

Chinese eCommerce Hit $2 Trillion in 2014
April 09, 2015

As far as eCommerce in China goes, business is booming. 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...

Igniting Mobile Money In India
April 09, 2015

For most of the developed business world, the phrase “time is money,” is about using time better in order to maximize capital production. For most of India — the cash-centric, developing economy of 1.3 billion people — the phrase “time is money” has an entirely...

Bigcommerce Connects Online Retailers To Alibaba’s Suppliers
April 09, 2015

Alibaba.com announced yesterday (April 8) that it would be working with the eCommerce platform, Bigcommerce to bring its online retailers a more seamless route to connect with Alibaba’s suppliers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...