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Chile May Tax eCommerce Companies 19 Pct
January 10, 2019

Chile is considering a 19 percent tax on multinational eCommerce companies like Amazon, Netflix and Uber. 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...

Europe
UK Retailers’ Holiday Sales Have Worst Performance In A Decade
January 10, 2019

Retailers in the U.K. had a poor showing during the holiday shopping season; The Financial Times reported that despite steep price cuts, retail sales had their worst performance since December of 2008. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Global Payments
Tyro Brings Alipay To Australian Airport; Paysend Rolls Out PaySendLink Service
January 09, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Tyro‘s integration of Alipay into airport duty-free shops in Australia. In addition, the U.K.’s Paysend rolled out a new service named PaySendLink, and Merchant Machine report found that cashless payments...

International
Self-Driving Tech Startup Mobileye Expands To China
January 09, 2019

Self-driving tech startup Mobileye is expanding its business in China through two new partnerships. 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...

Global Payments
Singtel’s Dash Plans Remittance Service; KinerjaPay Notches $200M Investment
January 08, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Singtel’s Dash’s plans to introduce a remittance service to allow users to send money from Singapore to Myanmar. In addition, Pakistan’s Telenor Microfinance Bank unveiled a cross-border remittance service based...

International
China Tech Firms U.S. Patent Awards Increased In 2018
January 08, 2019

The number of tech patents that China was awarded in the U.S. increased in 2018, marking the only country to see an uptick in the number of U.S. patents granted. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Global Payments
Wirecard, Ctrip Roll Out Multi-Currency Card; Missguided Launches ‘Pay Later’ Option
January 07, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the launch of Wirecard and Ctrip’s multi-currency Visa cards for customers in China. In addition, U.K. fashion retailer Missguided is offering a pay later option through Klarna, and Nordic payments...

International
China To Help Private Businesses With Lower-Cost Credit
January 07, 2019

Lawmakers in China are looking at ways to help private businesses that are having a hard time refinancing debt, reported Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Global Payments
CoralPay Rolls Out USSD System; LeoVegas Adds Swish Support
January 03, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the CoralPay Technology Limited GameTech rollout of a mobile payment and unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) system in an effort to serve Nigerian customers. In addition, GameTech company LeoVegas’ is rolling out...