International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chair Christine Lagarde said financial supervisors and central banks should be more open to cryptocurrencies, even as they protect consumers, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Japan’s struggling regional banks are taking on riskier investments as they struggle to survive. 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...
Seven European payments operators — most of them owned by banks — that own and operate mobile payments services said Tuesday (Sept. 3) that they are in the midst of building a pan-European network focused on cross-border mobile payments. Get the Full Story Complete the...
The 10-year-old Gurgaon-headquartered mobile payments firm MobiKwik has hit its profit goals and is now making money, as reported on Tuesday (Sept. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Evidence is being gathered on U.S. big tech companies as the European Commission prepares for new leadership, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (Sept. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is merging state banks as the country looks for ways to offset a slowdown of the economy, Financial Times reported on Friday (Aug. 30). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Global payments company MoneyGram announced a new partnership with HD Bank in Vietnam to provide a home delivery service, MoneyGram said in a press release on Thursday (Aug. 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
SBI Card & Payments Services Ltd, the credit card subsidiary of the State Bank of India (SBI), seeks to raise about 80 billion Indian rupees ($1.12 billion) with an initial public offering (IPO) this year, Deal Street Asia reported on Thursday (Aug. 29). Get the...
The biggest telecom company in Nigeria has launched a mobile money transfer service intended to serve the country’s unbanked population, according to a report by Reuters. MTN said it will become a payment services bank as soon as it gets approval from Nigeria’s central bank. Get...