When thinking about where the next platform for the global mall would be, most wouldn’t peg it to be in Nigeria. But with the advancement of eCommerce solutions in the country and the help of one business, that’s just the place where the online global...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau may be preparing to ban mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer finance agreements, Bloomberg News reported on Friday (March 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Tencent, China’s second-largest Internet company, won’t be pushing international expansion of its WeChat social network for at least the next year, the South China Morning Port reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Smartphones now account for 34 percent of digital commerce shopping traffic and 16 percent of all orders, according to a report by online-commerce technology vendor Demandware. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Despite pressure from politicians, the U.S. and its allies won’t push to expel Russia from the SWIFT global financial-messaging network, Bloomberg News reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
While the Code of Hammurabi is best known for the “eye for an eye” proclamation, it also deserves credit for being the first recorded instance in history where money was formally recognized as a tool of civil society. While less eye-catching than the retributive justice part,...
Last week may have been quiet in the B2B investment front, but this week bucked that investment slump. Maybe it was Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s fierce declaration of the dawn of Software-as-a-Service, but B2B SaaS providers certainly received attention in the form of $4.85 million...
Apply Pay still has a long way to go to obtain the mainstream mobile payment status it hopes to. But the high visibility of Apple and its payment technology could mean that a new group of customers will push Apple Pay into the limelight. Get...
If anyone has doubts about the rise in popularity of alternative small business financers, one only has to look at the numbers. Crowdfunding platform P2Binvestor, for instance, has just released its own figures after hitting a significant SME financing milestone. Get the Full Story Complete...
