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eCommerce
What Can Local Sellers (And Regulators) Learn From The Chinese?
January 10, 2019

Some might think of eCommerce as a global force, where technology underpins transactions done 24/7, and where even the smallest businesses can see significant top-line gains as they tap new markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

IPO
IPOs On Pause As Gov’t Shutdown Drags On
January 09, 2019

The government shutdown could force companies planning to go public in the early part of 2019 to postpone their IPOs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Global Payments
Tyro Brings Alipay To Australian Airport; Paysend Rolls Out PaySendLink Service
January 09, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Tyro‘s integration of Alipay into airport duty-free shops in Australia. In addition, the U.K.’s Paysend rolled out a new service named PaySendLink, and Merchant Machine report found that cashless payments...

Mobile Payments
Square Launches In-App Payments Kit For Sellers
January 09, 2019

Payment company Square, popular for its square-shaped mobile card reader, has released an in-app payments software development kit (SDK) that will give developers and sellers alike a new way to process payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Regulation
Credit Card Surcharges OK’ed In New York
January 09, 2019

New York has banned the ban. In the wake of court filings this week that effectively ended a challenge to surcharges on credit card transactions in New York, merchants in the Empire State can indeed embrace those fees, contingent upon stating those costs to consumers...

News
Five At Five: Will Apple’s Privacy Move Irk Facebook?
January 09, 2019

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest move by Apple on privacy, and a new “walking” car. WeChat makes vocal progress, mobile food ordering attracts new investments and biometrics spreads to new...

Security & Fraud
Owner Of Cambridge Analytica Slapped With $19,000 Fine
January 09, 2019

SCL Elections, the parent company of Cambridge Analytica, has been fined about $19,000 for not answering an American citizen’s request for data the company held on him. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Investments
Ordering Platform Olo Receives $18M For ResTech
January 09, 2019

Olo, a mobile and online food ordering platform, announced an $18 million investment by New York investment firm Tiger Global Management on Wednesday (Jan. 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Security & Fraud
Vietnam Goes After Facebook Over ‘Slanderous’ Content
January 09, 2019

Facebook is facing accusations from Vietnam that the social media giant did not remove content that it said was “slanderous,” reported Financial Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...