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The Apple Pay/Amex Global Adventure
October 28, 2015

In some sense, it’s no surprise when Apple posts a successful quarterly earnings report. They didn’t get to be the world’s most valuable company by making a habit of choking during earnings season. However, when it comes to Apple “success,” it is measured somewhat differently...

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SEQR Launches Contactless Payments
October 28, 2015

European mobile payment solutions provider SEQR, provided by Seamless of Sweden, announced yesterday (Oct. 27) that it will enable merchants to accept NFC payments in the first quarter of 2016. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Wirecard Buys Southeast Asian Payments Business
October 28, 2015

Wirecard, the German payments firm, said Tuesday (Oct. 27) that it will buy the payments business of the Great Indian Retail Group, which is based in and serves southeast Asia through electronic payments and eCommerce. The purchase price is $254 million in cash and bank loans,...

Remitly’s Mexican Expansion And Changing How Money Moves Around The World
October 27, 2015

Despite being worth over half-a-trillion dollars annually, remittances are an oddly invisible part of the payments ecosystem to most people — even those who otherwise know it quite well. We all might know that money may make the world go around, but what makes money...

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EU Has Backed Startups To Tune Of $1.1B This Year
October 27, 2015

The European Commission has been active on the venture capital front, having invested as much as $1.1 billion into VC funds throughout the Continent thus far in 2015. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Is Alibaba On Its Way Back After Post-IPO Slump?
October 27, 2015

Shares of formerly beleaguered eCommerce giant Alibaba Group Holding may be forming a bottom with some real support, according to Bloomberg. If that is true, then the stock could see continued momentum after logging a huge decline after going public not long ago. Get the...

How Cambridge Links Cross-Border Payments
October 27, 2015

Knowing the laws and regulations governing payments across the globe can be a complex affair fraught with errors – and businesses need to know the pitfalls before they make mistakes. That’s where Cambridge Link comes in, says the company’s COO.

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Visa Checkout Lands In Brazil
October 26, 2015

Visa Checkout has expanded its footprint into another region. 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 completing this form,...

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Is The Visa/Visa Europe Deal On The Outs?
October 26, 2015

Could it be that the much anticipated deal between Visa and Visa Europe may not be in the cards? 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...