UAE Exchange, one of the largest payment providers in the Middle East, announced that it has signed a deal with Ripple to join its blockchain for cross-border payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Cardlytics, the newly public company that runs the cashback programs for 2,000 financial companies — including Bank of America — finished its first day of trading as a public company closing higher than it started. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Rules aimed at removing hurdles for small companies to list on the stock market aren’t resulting in much gains for investors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
Chinese tourists looking for a coffee fix in South Korea are in luck, as more than 1,000 Starbucks locations across the country now accept Alipay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Winter Olympic Games organizers have confirmed that while there was a cyber attack during the opening ceremony on Friday, it didn’t affect any critical elements of the event or its broadcast. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Chinese eCommerce company Alibaba has big plans for the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, envisioning a more technology-driven event through which all stakeholders make more money. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
While larger banks across Europe and the world are cracking down on bitcoin investments, a subset of European small banks is bucking that notion and is actually moving to increase investor access to bitcoin. These banks are also, according to Financial Times reports, advising firms...
For a brief time this weekend, the U.S. government was mining bitcoin — though it wasn’t aware it was doing so. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
It took a while but the new Interac debuted earlier this month, bringing together two companies and disparate functions across payments, from transactions to R&D. Interac CEO Mark O’Connell lays out the roadmap for his (new) firm for PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, a straight and narrow...
