Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Global Payments’ tie-up with Alipay to serve Chinese tourists in the U.K. In addition, Grab and Fave are teaming up through a strategic partnership in Asia, and KKR and Tencent plan to...
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Binance’s investment in Australian startup TravelbyBit to bring crypto payments to airports. In addition, Russia’s Sberbank rolled out cash postcards to its mobile users, and Singtel has unveiled a cross-border mobile payment...
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Marks & Spencer’s roll out of its “Mobile, Pay, Go” service in the U.K. In addition, Malaysia’s CIMB Bank is bringing multi-QR terminals to merchants, and First Abu Dhabi Bank...
In a sign that digital payments are gaining traction in India, news came Monday (Oct. 1) that Paytm, the largest payments firm in that country, and owned by One97 Communications, makes up the largest contribution to UPI Payment. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Tencent Holdings revealed that it is restructuring for the first time in six years as it faces tougher Chinese internet regulation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Bad news and rumors seem to travel more quickly than good news, and that’s certainly true in the digital age. The latest example? A WhatsApp message that caused a significant stock price drop in India for an eCommerce firm. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Following a complaint from Citizens Advice, Britain’s competition regulator might investigate financial service and telecom companies. The group had contended that consumers were being “ripped off” if they didn’t switch providers, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Australia’s ANZ Google Pay wallet. In addition, the National Bank of Oman (NBO) is teaming up with Oman National Engineering & Investment Company (ONEIC) for real-time payments, while Klarna and OXID eSales...
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes WEX’s expansion in Canada with Moneris Solutions. In addition, a survey of respondents in the U.K. uncovered consumers’ preferences for cashless payments, and Slovenia’s Eligma has unveiled an app for...
