Europe

How 100 Banks Got Hacked And Lost $900 Million
February 16, 2015

Over 100 banks worldwide have been hit in a cyberheist that Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab estimates could have netted as much as $900 million in stolen funds. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Acquiring
MasterCard, Visa Win Back Crimea Payments Market
February 09, 2015

Once transaction processing for Visa and MasterCard has been transferred to the new Russian National Payment Card System in April, the cards will again function in Crimea, a Russian government official said on Friday (Feb. 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Alternative Finances
Ipagoo Launches Cross-Border Virtual Banking Just For Europe
February 06, 2015

Ipagoo, an online-only service that lets Euro-zone customers create virtual bank accounts throughout Europe, is set to launch on Friday (Feb. 6), the Financial Times reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Citi’s Digital Chief Says Bitcoin’s Economics Are Flawed
January 29, 2015

Bitcoin’s economics are inherently flawed and it isn’t mature enough for mass adoption, according to Greg Baxter, Citi’s head of digital strategy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Alternative Finances
P2P Payments Player TransferWise Picks-Up $58M
January 26, 2015

TransferWise has snagged a big pile of investment dollars in a round led by one of the Facebook’s earliest backers, Andreessen Horowitz.  The UK-based P2P money transfer startup  and Facebook have reportedly been in talks that would see TransferWise provide remittance services for the social networking...

Russia Warns Exclusion From Swift Tantamount To “War”
January 26, 2015

Andrei Kostin, chief executive of Russia’s second-largest bank VTB, warned Friday that keeping his country from the Swift banking payment system would be tantamount to “war”. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

B2B Payments
In The UK, Payments To Small Suppliers Can Take Up To Four Months
January 26, 2015

The U.K.’s Institute of Directors has warned large businesses that the “scandal” of late payments is undermining the country’s economic recovery, and said the big corporations risked regulation by failing to pay their bills on time, the Financial Times reported. Get the Full Story Complete...

Russian e-Commerce Giant Ulmart Heading Toward IPO
January 21, 2015

Russia’s answer to Amazon, Ulmart, has confirmed that it plans to IPO in the next year.   Russia’s leading e-commerce company confirmed early today (January 21)  that it will go public in  a yet-to-be-determined Western stock exchange and that it is considering using the IPO to...

Europe
Uber Says It Can Create 50K Jobs, Take 400K Cars Off The Road
January 20, 2015

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said he wants to expand operations in Europe, creating 50,000 jobs there and taking 400,000 personal vehicles off the road, according to Re/code. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...