Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Sonect obtaining an eMoney license in Lithuania. In addition, Sainsbury’s rolled out a till-free London brick-and-mortar store in the United Kingdom, and Alipay is working with food and travel marketplace...
With ambitious aims for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Jiang Fan wants to increase transaction volume by two times in three years. Fan, who is one of the closest lieutenants to Jack Ma, runs the two largest eCommerce businesses for the firm, Bloomberg reported. Get the...
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Khalti receiving a “payment service provider” license in Nepal. The PAUL UK bakery chain has teamed up with Yoyo for a mobile payments app in Europe, Repay Holdings, LLC, along...
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes India-based EnKash’s Series A fundraising round. Grab and SM Cinema are teaming up for movie ticket payments in the Philippines, Vietnam has reportedly notched strong mobile payments growth, and nearly...
Zipline, the UAV maker and logistics services provider, is live in Ghana as of Wednesday (April 24) launching a program to deliver medical supplies via drones. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Standard Chartered Bank’s unveiling of instant digital credit issuance in Singapore. In addition, Google has debuted a rewards points program for Google Play customers in South Korea, and UnionPay International...
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes CellPoint Mobile’s plans to enable mobile payments for Viva Air, which has destinations in places such as Peru and Colombia. Alipay said more than 500 million users helped plant trees in...
Sony has gotten into the taxi-hailing business, launching an app in Tokoyo last week. 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...
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the $2 million pre-series A raise for Singapore’s KOKU. In addition, Citi is rolling out biometric identification for institutional clients in Asia, and Chinese tourists can make payments through...
