Visa is moving to support startups in Africa, reportedly partnering with Nest, the Hong Kong venture capital firm and incubator. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
First Data, the commerce-enabling technology company, announced Thursday (Dec. 8) the expansion of its Clover platform, launching Clover Mini and Clover Mobile in the U.K. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Here’s the good news about all of the data on holiday retail spending: don’t like what you read one day, don’t worry — someone else will come out with a new set of data the next. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
After nearly 1 million German ISP Deutsche Telekom customers were knocked offline due to infected routers, the country’s government is concerned about the vulnerability of Germany’s computer network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Tencent’s Weixin, or WeChat for English speakers, is the monolithic Chinese messaging/video chat/social network/shopping/payments app for iOS, Android and Windows smartphones, the web and desktop. WeChat is currently used by 846 million users each month in China and by Chinese locals abroad. Get the Full...
A small business loan by any other name — would it still suit the borrower? Not necessarily. There are several different types of loans a small business owner could pursue when in need of financing, from a traditional SME loan from a bank, to a...
For startups, 2016 wasn’t the best year in venture capital. Analysts say that investors’ wallets could be opening up as we enter 2017, though. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Align Commerce has been gradually adding new markets connected into its B2B payments platform, and on Thursday (Dec. 8), the firm revealed its latest target. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Cyberfraud is moving beyond credit and debit cards to grab the sensitive data that sells briskly on the black market. In a recent whitepaper, Intel delved into the lure of personally identifiable information (PII) and how to protect it — even with hardware.
