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Singapore Businesses Struggle To Get Paid Following Wirecard Shutdown
October 12, 2020

Singapore businesses are struggling to get paid following the shutdown of German payment processing firm Wirecard, according to a Monday (Oct. 12) report in the Financial Times. Since the shutdown, Singapore businesses have pushed to process payments for such things as telephone bills and restaurant meals. ...

International
India Responds To Coronavirus With Multibillion-Dollar Stimulus
October 12, 2020

India has unveiled a multibillion-dollar plan to boost consumer spending in an economy struggling under the weight of a spiraling number of coronavirus cases. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Spending Rush During China’s Golden Week Signals Economic Uptick
October 12, 2020

The Golden Week holiday in China from Oct. 1-8 saw an increase in local spending and online foreign sales as the COVID-19 pandemic prevented millions from traveling overseas, CNBC reported Monday (Oct. 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Today In Payments Around The World: China Tests Digital Yuan With Lottery Giveaway; UK Mulls...
October 12, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, China’s central bank is issuing $1.5 million of digital currency to 50,000 people chosen by lottery, while a U.K. watchdog proposed that the nation considers creating a new regulatory unit. Plus, European Union (EU) regulators are drawing...

Europe
EU Could Put Facebook, Apple And Other Big Techs On Regulatory ‘Hit List’
October 11, 2020

European Union (EU) regulators are drawing up a list of up to 20 large internet companies, possibly including Facebook and Apple, to be targeted with far more strict regulations in the future to limit their market power, according to a report from the Financial Times...

Europe
Economists Warn Of Slowing Recovery For Europe
October 11, 2020

Europe is falling back into COVID-19’s grip as the virus delivers a harsh rebuke in country after country whose residents thought they’d beaten it, The New York Times reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Google Backlash Triggers Indian Movement To ‘Free The Internet’
October 09, 2020

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Indian billionaire and founder of payments decacorn Paytm, is leading a charge to topple Google’s dominance over the internet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Today In Payments Around The World: dLocal Expands X-Border Payments Network; Mambu Teams With Ranqx...
October 09, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, cross-border payment platform dLocal has grown its network, while Mambu is joining forces with New Zealand digital lending platform Ranqx to enhance digital lending. Plus, police in Uganda are probing the hacking of a third-party processor of...

International
Philippine Government Considers Digital Bank Limits
October 08, 2020

The government of the Philippines is considering limiting the number of digital banks that operate in the country, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday (Oct. 8). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...