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International
Are Worries About The Chinese Economy Overblown?
January 18, 2016

A year ago in Davos, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told the World Economic Forum that his country could avoid a hard landing. And despite the fact that the Chinese stock markets have been killing fields of late, there are plenty of luminaries that will be trekking...

Biometrics
Workplace Privacy And IoT Collide
January 14, 2016

When so many people have a stake in seeing the Internet of Things truly take off, it’s natural that the potentially unsavory aspects of an all-connected world might be played down in press releases or trade show coverage. However, one group of journalists found out...

International
Starbucks Betting On China Becoming Its Largest Market
January 14, 2016

The mark of Western civilization used to be the arrival of McDonald’s on every street corner, but when it comes to international expansion, now the Golden Arches appear to have been replaced by something of the java variety. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

International
NCR Tech Brings Deutsche Postbank Up To Speed
January 13, 2016

NCR, the payments technology company, will provide an upgrade to Deutsche Postbank AG’s retail branch operations, the companies said in a statement on Tuesday (Jan. 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

International
Airline Fares Jumped Last Week (Almost No One Noticed)
January 12, 2016

The concept of “monkey see, monkey do” usually doesn’t lead a middling retailer to the top of the sales charts, but in the aviation industry, it can do a lot of the heavy lifting involved in not falling behind competitors. Get the Full Story Complete...

International
Starling Digital Bank Raises $70M In Pre-UK Move
January 12, 2016

Starling Bank, a digital bank planning to make inroads into the United Kingdom, has raised $70 million to serve that purpose, Financial Times reported Monday (Jan. 11). The company has also beefed up its board. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

B2B Payments
Cross-Border Payments On A Gold-Plated Rail
January 12, 2016

GoldMoney is turning to Europe to foster payments processing backed by gold. Here's why payments across borders, industries and B2B (just to name a few) can benefit from the precious metal, according to CEO Darrell MacMullin.

Europe
Why One Hacker Is Facing 334 Years For 54 Credit Cards
January 12, 2016

Since the words “Turkish prison” are more or less synonymous with “terrifyingly awful conditions,” it is in some sense unsurprising that a Turkish hacker is currently looking at a 334-year sentence for stealing some credit card data. Whatever else can be said about the criminal...

B2B Payments
Mobile Data Goes The Extra Mile For Fleet
January 11, 2016

For fleet managers tracking thousands of far-flung vehicles, data analysis can help keep track of costs and drivers that may be having a negative, or positive, impact on the bottom line. Here’s how Transpoco links mobile technology to the finances of fleet.