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Demonetization Fails To Curb India’s Dark Money Problem
August 31, 2017

Despite efforts at purging high denomination bank notes last year, new reports indicate 99 percent of the forbidden currencies were actually deposited or exchanged for new currency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Samsung Co-CEO Advises Staff To Ignore Distractions
August 30, 2017

Samsung executives are advising staff members to keep their eyes on the work and avoid distractions, spurred by a recent court decision sentencing Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong to five years behind bars in a government bribery case. Co-CEO Kwon Oh-hyun sent a message to employees urging...

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China Regulators Eyeing Rules Concerning ICOs
August 29, 2017

Regulators in China are gearing up to issue new rules on digital coin offerings and could move to ban them until the new rules are put in place. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Naspers Chairman Pushes Back On Calls To Sell Its Tencent Stake
August 28, 2017

Faced with calls to break up the eCommerce and Pay TV company and sell its stake in Tecent, the chairman of South Africa’s Naspers said that idea doesn’t take into account the long term. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Samsung Vice-Chair Appeals Bribery Conviction
August 28, 2017

Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y. Lee is looking to appeal the five-year jail term he was recently given for bribery and other charges.  Lee was sentenced to five years last Friday. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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New Law Will Force UK Clearing Houses To Complete Regular Cybersecurity Reports
August 25, 2017

Legislation expected to be introduced in May 2018 will require U.K. clearing houses to complete regular cybersecurity reports, moving regulation closer to current EU directives around critical financial market infrastructure, including the Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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The Chinese Consumer On The International Commerce Stage
August 24, 2017

In late July, PayPal and Baidu captured the world’s attention when they inked a strategic partnership that gives Baidu’s 100 million or so mobile wallet users access to PayPal’s 17 million merchants. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Time (Or Lack Thereof) A Top Roadblock To SMB Cloud Adoption
August 22, 2017

Small businesses everywhere struggle to adopt technology due to lack of time, resources and sometimes education about the latest tools that could help their companies succeed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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For Flywire, Rising Opportunity In The Land Of The Rising Sun
August 22, 2017

Reading, writing, rithmatic all come with a price – in the form of tuition payments. Flywire VP of Global Payments, Ryan Frere, tells PYMNTs’ Karen Webster that opportunity is growing in Japan for its payment platform that enables tuition to be paid across borders. That’s...