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Square Gearing Up To Expand Into Europe
July 20, 2016

Square, the payments company run by Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s CEO, could be gearing up to expand into Europe. 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...

Brexit To Lead To UK Recession?
July 19, 2016

The turmoil in the wake of Brexit may be calmed a bit – after all, it’s been roughly a month and markets (stocks and otherwise) have notoriously short memories. But get ready for a bump of another sort, Reuters noted Tuesday (July 19), as the specter...

Europe
London Fund Manager Singing The Brexit Blues, Loudly
July 18, 2016

Richard Buxton, a top money manager in London, is predicting the Brexit fallout to be nothing short of “horrible” in ways that the city’s Square Mile has still not managed to fully grasp, as of yet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Europe
Terrorism’s Economic Impact on French Tourism
July 18, 2016

When terrorism on the scale of the Nice attack happens, it is not possible to calculate some of the harms.  The loss of life, the damaged sense of security and the uncertainty of the future are all harms that lie outside of anyone’s ability to...

International
Microsoft Gets A Day In Court And Wins On Email Privacy
July 15, 2016

In the latest salvo in the battle between consumer privacy and the government’s right to data as evidence in criminal cases, Microsoft won a major skirmish. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

South East Asia
Chinese Cargo Port Volumes At Seven-Year Low
July 15, 2016

The growth in Chinese ports has hit its lowest level in seven years so far in 2016, according to a report from Alphaliner. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Is Hong Kong Ready To Be A Startup Powerhouse?
July 15, 2016

Hong Kong has a lot going for it — economic strength, stable currency, prime location and a top financial industry. However, the territory has yet to rise through the global tech center rankings. This week, in our Tech Center Roundup series, we take a look...

International
Can The UK Make Lemonade From Its Brexit Lemons?
July 14, 2016

Uncertainly has a way of fueling anxiety – in the case of Brexit, that statement couldn't be more true. Urban FT CEO Richard Steggall joined Karen Webster to weigh in on what’s really may be next for the U.K. and when (if?) the country will...

International
PYMNTS Data Dive: The Widening Digital Divide Between Developed And Developing Worlds
July 13, 2016

This week, the World Economic Forum has some good news, and some not-so-good news, about the progress of the digital age. The good news is that the world is at the edge of what the forum’s report called “the Fourth Industrial Revolution” and that some truly amazing...