Volatility in the stock markets and rising rates may have ripple effects — among them a greater amount of risk tied to FX transactions. Karl Schamotta, chief market strategist at Cambridge Global Payments, says the era of cheap money might be over, and some business...
Most people know that China is the world-leading supplier of students studying abroad. As of 2017, a little more than 600,000 Chinese students left the country to pursue their education overseas. Currently, there are about 1.5 million Chinese students enrolled in overseas higher-education institutions and, over the...
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The world being created by ridesharing services is one of aggressive corporate expansion, political action, payments development, socio-economic uncertainty and gig economy growth. Now comes the real fun, theater and drama. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, is collaborating on a faster B2B payments solution with the financial services unit of Russian search engine Yandex. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Standard Chartered is collaborating with Huawei on enhancing trade finance through Internet of Things (IoT) technology. 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,...
Short-term lending – specifically, payday loans – have attracted a lot of attention in recent years, from the media and from the regulators. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest developments in fraud, along with Volkswagen’s eCommerce plans. Starbucks has big hopes in China, CVS isn’t sweating Amazon competition and Ingenico inks a new European...
New Payments Platform (NPP) Australia, the nation’s real-time payments service that went live earlier this year, is now seeking collaboration from FinTech firms and developers through the launch of a developer sandbox. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...