Mobile payments startup Fortumo has hired Google payments veteran Tim Carter as its chief revenue officer, the company announced on Friday (April 24). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
MasterCard expects to see increasing demand for its bank-card services now that the Chinese government is opening up the market for interbank transaction clearing services, the card brand’s China chief said last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
The Great Recession hasn’t really made consumers spending-averse — but they’re spending in significantly different ways. That’s the word from MasterCard Advisors’ senior VP Sarah Quinlan, whose analytics team sifted through billions of retail purchases to figure out why retailers aren’t seeing better results, The...
Cheddar Up has rolled out a new version of its app for collecting money from groups — and for once that doesn’t mean yet another way for friends to settle up tabs at bars and restaurants. Instead, the app is designed to simplify collecting money...
The financial technology sector is one of the hottest investment spots in the game, but you won’t often find banks jumping in on the action, according to a new report that surveyed 40 FinTech startups across 23 nations. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Data is critical to the successful operation of any business, but in the age of the Internet of Things and Big Data, many small businesses are often drowning in information without anyway to sort or analyze it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
After months of head-to-head innovative competition, Alibaba has picked the winners of its first-ever Outstanding B2B eCommerce Business Competition, held in Hong Kong. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
With cross-border payments remaining one of the harshest points of friction for international commerce, many businesses are struggling to sort out the varying regulations and currencies across national borders. Transpay’s latest effort, announced Thursday (April 23), is not only offering a way to overcome these...
The departure of several major banks from the United Arab Emirates in recent years signaled a new shift for small business lending in the nation. Government initiatives and the influx of alternative lending have worked to fill the SME lending gap in the nation, but...
