International

Tea-Commerce Site Brews $6M eCommerce Investment
March 26, 2015

The online tea store Teabox is growing faster than its namesake leaf, having recently raised $6 million in funding. 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...

The Mobile Money Ecosystem
March 26, 2015

Financial inclusion and the concept of the unbanked has become a buzzword when it comes to mobile payments innovations. Who are the unbanked, who are the mobile money companies reaching, and where are there still gaps? And why? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Inside Digital River’s Data Driven Approach To International Expansion
March 25, 2015

Today (March 25) at 11:45 AM PT, Digital River will present "By the Numbers: Data Driven Approach to International Expansion" at Merchant Risk Council conference in Las Vegas. Managing over $35 billion in online transactions per year, the company "has access to a wealth of...

Alternative Finances
Consumer Finance Startup Kreditech Breached
March 25, 2015

Micro-loan startup Kreditech is investigating a November 2014 data breach that resulted in hackers posting the personal and financial records of thousands of applicants online, Krebs on Security reported on Tuesday (March 24). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Monitise’s Proposed Sale Is Off (And Their co-CEO And Founder Is Stepping Down)
March 25, 2015

It looks like Monitise will not be going up for sale after all – though it will be getting along without its founder and co-CEO Alastair Lukies. His departure comes as the U.K.-based firm attempts to carry on after being unable to find an appropriate...

B2B Payments
UK Faster Payments Up 13 Percent
March 25, 2015

The U.K.’s Faster Payments Service is steadily nibbling away at the British equivalent of the U.S.’s ACH funds-transfer system, but it’s rapidly displacing checks, according to February statistics from the U.K. Payment Council reported by Cash & Treasury Management File. Get the Full Story Complete...

Global E-Money Service Remitly Raises $12.5M
March 25, 2015

Seattle-based startup Remitly has raised another $12.5 million to help Indian and Filipino immigrants send money home from the U.S., according to a March 19 press release.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Opentabs Taps PayPal For Mobile Ordering
March 25, 2015

German mobile-ordering and payment app Opentabs has added PayPal to its options for restaurant and bar payment, Mobile Commerce Daily reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Western Union Taps Hyperwallet’s Global Mass Payments Tech
March 24, 2015

Western Union announced yesterday (March 23) that it’s struck a deal with Hyperwallet, a global mass payments platform, to integrate its technology into Western Union’s payments system through its Western Union Business Solutions division. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...