India has seen a steady stream of digital payments since it locked down to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but the nation of 1.3 billion suffers from either a lack of internet or low-speed service, preventing many residents from taking part in touchless payments. Get...
Huawei has entered the cloud-based digital payment space. 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 this form, you...
Cash was long king in Nigeria despite more than a decade of efforts to bring cashless options to consumers, Jay Alabraba, co-founder of Nigerian payments platform Paga, told Karen Webster. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
People in the developed world tend to have skewed views of developing countries that they’re unlikely to ever visit — like Cambodia, according to Matthew Tippetts, co-founder and CEO of Phnom Penh-based payments platform Clik. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Utah has joined a growing number of states that have given the green light to low-income residents to shop for groceries online using their federal food aid benefits. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Japan’s history of mobile payments progress is one of the more curious stories in the field. 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...
The great digital shift, along with the pandemic, has brought all manner of activities into the virtual realm — most notably, of course, commerce itself. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
PYMNTS has been writing for years about the ongoing push to #killthecheck, but paper checks live on because of their ubiquity of acceptance and simplicity to issue despite the fact that most people on the receiving end really hate getting them. Get the Full Story...
Etsy is expanding its proprietary payments platform to seven new countries. The company announced on Monday (Aug. 3) that Etsy Payments will now be available in Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, Turkey and the Philippines. The new markets add to the late May announcement...
