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Opentabs Taps PayPal For Mobile Ordering
March 25, 2015

German mobile-ordering and payment app Opentabs has added PayPal to its options for restaurant and bar payment, Mobile Commerce Daily reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Western Union Taps Hyperwallet’s Global Mass Payments Tech
March 24, 2015

Western Union announced yesterday (March 23) that it’s struck a deal with Hyperwallet, a global mass payments platform, to integrate its technology into Western Union’s payments system through its Western Union Business Solutions division. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Stripe Launches International Support For On-Demand Startups
March 24, 2015

Payments platform Stripe is relaunching its Stripe Connect service, a set of tools for managing more-complicated-than-usual scenarios that involve accepting credit and debit cards — such as making sure on-demand economy workers and crowdfunding campaigns get paid, the company announced on Monday (March 23). Get...

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Optimal Payments’ Billion Dollar Bet On Online Gaming
March 24, 2015

Optimal Payments and Skrill Group, two of the U.K.’s biggest digital wallet companies, are merging in a $1.2 billion deal that will create a combined company with $697 million in revenue, Reuters reported on Monday (March 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Survey: One In Six iPhone 6 Users Switched From Android
March 24, 2015

Almost one in six iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users have switched from Android phones, and more than a third of U.S. iPhone 6 owners are using Apple Pay, according to a Cowen & Company survey of 3,000 iPhone 6 users and prospective customers reported...

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Apple Pay Coming To China In April?
March 23, 2015

According to reports on kapron ASIA, it seems as though Apple and China Union Pay have finally struck a deal that had only existed in rumors until now, meaning that the Chinese version of Apple Pay could be set to roll in April. Get the...

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Razorpay Brings Stripe-Style Payments To India
March 23, 2015

A new startup called Razorpay is hoping to surf the tidal wave of eCommerce projects rocketing through India these days by making it easier for startups and major players to add payments to their services package. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

MallforAfrica Brings US, UK Goods To Nigeria
March 23, 2015

When thinking about where the next platform for the global mall would be, most wouldn’t peg it to be in Nigeria. But with the advancement of eCommerce solutions in the country and the help of one business, that’s just the place where the online global...

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Tencent Won’t Take WeChat Global — For Now
March 23, 2015

Tencent, China’s second-largest Internet company, won’t be pushing international expansion of its WeChat social network for at least the next year, the South China Morning Port reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...