A decade ago, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman gave birth to an intellectual debate with his declaration that globalization – driven by technology and the digitization of business and trade — had rendered the world effectively “flat.” Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Successful eCommerce domestically does not necessarily translate to cross-border success. What can merchants do to make the leap from national to global? In discussing the latest X-Border Optimization Index, MPD CEO Karen Webster and John Phillips, Head of Marketing at Digital River World Payments, tackle...
Former employees of one of the world’s largest security companies are claiming the firm purposely triggered its antivirus software to misidentify malicious files as a way to damage its competitors in the marketplace. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Rocket Internet, the Berlin, Germany-based “Internet company builder,” is reportedly raising money for a growth fund with a potential size of $1.1 billion (€1 billion). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Those looking forward to the day when they can use Apple Pay down under (with a card issued by an Australian bank) may be waiting for a bit longer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
According to Google Trends, football was all that anyone was thinking about last week. If you were in that camp, we’ve got the scoop the stories that drove a lot of the headlines you may have missed: Amex and its new investor, EMV and its...
[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]“The existing cross-border payments infrastructure hasn’t really changed in decades,” said Payoneer CEO Scott Galit. A stunning fact in the face of the $50T opportunity that exists in capitalizing on the flow of money between businesses on a global basis. MPD CEO...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Internet has ushered in an “instant gratification” mentality among consumers. That’s great for impulse buying and also great for retailers who now, via online presence, get the benefit of a sale even when it happens in the wee hours of the morning with the...
New York-based hedge fund Tiger Global led a $30 million investment round for GreyOrange, a company that manufactures and deploys robotics systems to automate eCommerce and logistics processes.
