It’s getting harder for merchants to know who they are really doing business with because it’s gotten easier for fraudsters to disguise themselves as legitimate customers. Competition for good new customers means walking a tightrope of more stringent vetting without adding friction. Merlin Bise, co-founder...
Xendpay is a payments company that has generally focused on consumer money transfers. But in an announcement Friday (Nov. 4), the FinTech firm revealed a new service geared towards SME payers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Cash may be king, but for small businesses, cash is expensive. 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, PYMNTS Today. By completing...
APG Asset Management, the Dutch pension fund, and The Xander Group, the investment firm, announced Friday (Nov. 4) the two have teamed up to acquire three shopping centers in India for $300 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
ECurrency Mint announced Friday (Nov. 4) it inked a partnership with Banque Régionale de Marchés (BRM) to provide a digital currency in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Of the categories of on-demand services, homesharing firms, like Airbnb, are far from the most popular when it comes to business travel. But the latest data from Concur says use of Airbnb by professionals while on business trips is slowly but surely creeping up. Get...
PayPal Hong Kong and seven more issuers received stored value facility licenses from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). 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...
Game ticket: $3,000. Airbnb: $500. Parking: $125. Uber: $40. Being in the city of Chicago as the Cubs battle it out for the World Series: Priceless? Laying claim to a “cursed” baseball team may seem unlucky, but when the curse lifts and the team ascends...
Mobile devices, apps, new technologies have given birth to new platforms that match supply and demand easier than ever before. And the ability to embed payments into those platforms is what has ignited those marketplaces. But how many people participate in the gig economy? How...
