What could motivate someone to leave a Mark Zuckerberg-funded startup to tackle one of the hardest problems in payments? Iyinoluwa Aboyeji did just that in order to unlock Africa’s $380B payments opportunity. He told Karen Webster how Flutterwave wants to streamline payments to consumers and...
Alipay‘s expansion into Europe got some help from Germany’s Wirecard, which has created a mobile app that enables retailers to accept and process Alipay payments via a QR code scan. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg applauded the entrepreneurial spirit in Africa in his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa, saying the future will be built in the region. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
The eCommerce-as-a-Service boom has enabled retailers to more easily launch online stores and sell their goods, but one startup has taken that solution to the next level. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Back in February, PYMNTS reported speculation around plans for an IPO for Nets, Scandinavia’s biggest payments firm. Now, the business has announced that plans are in place to go public. Nets has applied for an IPO in a partial share sale, which analysts predict will...
Commerzbank London and UniCredit announced they have successfully processed the first U.K. Bank Payment Obligation (BPO) live transaction. The transaction covers the export of chemicals from Ireland to Italy. Commerzbank’s customer in the transaction is the supplier, Heraeus Metal Processing, an Irish chemicals company. The buyer,...
If you were rewarded with chocolate every time you threw out your garbage, would you be less likely to litter? We think so, too. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is considering standards that would affect the mobile wallet industry in Australia, but negotiations are messy. First, standards for consideration by the ACCC were not outlined — not to mention that Australian banks want open access and competition,...
How consumers interact and respond to celebrities pitching branded products in China is very different than the way consumers in the U.S. do, but a new study takes a look at how brands are using popular Chinese celebrities as influencers to reach potential customers. Get...
