With a retailer as big as Walmart, it should be understandable that the makeup of their executives changes every few years, or at least as often as their international priorities do. And now that Walmart’s UK business needs a kick in the pants, there have...
Tapp Commerce, the peer-to-peer commerce exchange network that traces its roots to Finland but has been targeting expansion in Asia, said on Sunday (June 12) that it has garnered $9 million to help fund growth initiatives. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
After months of protests, Hungary has finally passed legislation that could block Uber‘s service in the nation of 10 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
It looks like Alibaba-backed mobile wallet Paytm may not be very useful when it comes to cross-border payments. 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...
Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba Group Holdings’ Ant Financial affiliate took a 20 percent stake in financial data provider Shanghai Suntime Information Technology, Reuters reported last week. The stake was amassed for a purchase price of $35 million, according to the newswire. Get the Full Story...
As the Summer Olympics quickly approach, all eyes are on the host city: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. But is this emerging tech center ready to step up to the plate? In the latest installment of the PYMNTS’ Weekly Tech Center Roundup, we travel south to...
What Apple wants, Apple usually gets. Usually being the operative word here. 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 Today. By...
There was a slight cheer for the progress of financial wellbeing or financial literacy in the Asia-Pacific markets, as MasterCard found that its literacy score went up by one point, coming in at 64. Conversely, developed economies and countries showed unchanged scores. Get the Full...
Mix together the growing emerging middle class from markets like China, Russia and Brazil, an aging but healthy population with money to spend and time on their hands, and digital technology that makes it easy for people to discover new places, and you’ve got the...
