March 24, 2020
BlueSnap Adds X-Border Payments Support For B2B eCommerce
BlueSnap wants to break the glass ceiling for companies looking to sell products on marketplace-style websites of their own with its new product, according to a press release. The platform...
March 24, 2020
China’s ‘Once-In-A-Lifetime Disruption’ For eCommerce
Markets are tumbling. Fears of a global recession are mounting. Nowhere is the pain being felt more acutely than in China, where the coronavirus first took root and spread, where...
March 17, 2020
TransferWise Teams With Alipay For Money Transfers In China
London-based FinTech unicorn TransferWise said on Tuesday (March 17) that it is partnering with Alibaba’s Alipay to power international money transfers in China. “We’re on a mission to make your...
March 10, 2020
Antitrust Regulation in the Digital Economy: Industry Developments and the...
By Chenying Zhang Internet applications are becoming increasingly widespread, Internet-based trading platforms and associated big data have gradually developed. There is worldwide concern about data security. This is increasingly becoming...
February 25, 2020
Mastercard Warns Coronavirus Hit To Revenue In Q1
Mastercard said in a statement Monday (Feb. 24) that the coronavirus outbreak could hurt its revenues this year and that caused the company’s shares to dip on the news. The...
February 24, 2020
Coronavirus Ripple Effect: Cross-Border Tourism, Retail Sales and Supply Chains...
Not all black swan events are created equally, at least when it comes to certain business verticals. Amid the plunging stock markets, and speculation about whether and when central banks...
February 13, 2020
The Coronavirus Is Making The Global Economy Sick
As the newsday ended on Wednesday (Feb. 12), the coronavirus that started in China’s Wuhan — now officially named COVID-19 — claimed its latest economic victim. The annual Mobile World...
February 10, 2020
Today In Payments: Chinese Tech Investments In US Plummet; Ransomware...
In today’s top news, Chinese tech investments in the U.S. have plummeted in recent years, and ransomware cyberattacks have skyrocketed. Also, Karen Webster compares Uber’s path over the last 10...
February 05, 2020
CyberSource: Helping Merchants Prepare For eCommerce ‘Mini Peaks’
In retail, peak seasons can be as reliable as clockwork, dependable as — and even dictated by — spring, summer, fall and winter. Back to school is the longest peak...