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China Eyes Big Data To Build Social Credit System
November 09, 2015

China is tapping into Big Data to build a robust social credit system for its citizens that will be used to calculate credit scores derived from lending and payment history and a person’s digital footprint. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

China X-Border eCommerce To Top $1T Next Year
November 09, 2015

Those seeking to confirm the potential of cross-border eCommerce need look no further than China. 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,...

Hackers Knock Swedish Bank Offline
November 09, 2015

In what could be the result of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, the Swedish website of Swedbank was brought down early Friday morning (Nov. 6) by hackers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Alibaba Buying ‘China’s YouTube’ In $3.7B Deal
November 09, 2015

Alibaba may soon be spreading its digital media wings through a major acquisition. 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....

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Postmates Acquires Social Platform Team
November 09, 2015

On-demand delivery company Postmates announced late last week that it acquired the team behind Sosh, a service that helps people find and book activities and events in their city. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Square Competitor ShopKeep Eyes IPO
November 09, 2015

In the great debate over IPOs — has the time to come to market peaked? — one FinTech firm has been watching the landscape even as its rival, Square, will be jumping into the pool as early as this month. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Meet WEX’s New CFO
November 08, 2015

Commercial card and payments company WEX has welcomed a new chief financial officer to its group. The company announced late last week that Roberto Simon has been appointed CFO and that he will take his post around the end of February. Get the Full Story...

Shell Brings Peace Of Mind To Fleet Managers
November 06, 2015

Shell is enhancing benefits for users of its Shell Fleet Navigator card in Canada. The company announced Thursday (Nov. 5) that it is linking with Road Canada and Jiffy Lube to provide new services for users of the fleet card in an effort to help...

B2B Payments
Aussie Firm Passes B2B Doc-Sharing Milestone
November 06, 2015

An Australian company providing services for companies to exchange transaction information between each other has just reached a new milestone. Reports said yesterday (Nov. 5) that the MessageXchange platform hit the 100 million mark for the number of transactions a year it has facilitated between...