January 16, 2020
For Payments Firms, Trade Deal’s First Step In Long Journey...
The trade deal between China and the U.S. – Phase One, anyway — has been signed. Now comes the hard part: Making sure both sides comply with the spirit and...
January 16, 2020
Global Blue Acquisition Capitalizes On Consumer X-Border Spend
New day, new multi-billion-dollar deal within the payments space. To that end, Far Point Acquisition – which operates as a “blank check” company that focuses on financial technology deals –...
January 03, 2020
Samsung’s Neon, 2020 Trendlines, Faster Payments Top This Week’s News
It’s the end of the first workweek of the decade, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and commerce...
January 02, 2020
Top News In Payments: JPMorgan Blocks FinTechs From Passwords; Ant,...
In today’s top payments news, JPMorgan blocks FinTechs from accessing customers’ passwords, and Ant Financial and Razer throw their hats into the ring for one of Singapore’s five available digital...
January 02, 2020
Alibaba.com On Why US Is The ‘Testing Ground’ For Global...
Trust in B2B eCommerce is critical for both buyer and suppliers, and as more businesses demand to conduct trade online, B2B eCommerce platforms like Alibaba.com are positioning themselves as facilitators of this...
January 01, 2020
Welcome To The Connected Economy
Making predictions is simply irresistible at this time of the year – this year in particular. Tuesday marked not only the end of a year, but the end of a...
December 19, 2019
BRICS Drives Mobile Payments Growth Last Decade
A few decades ago, a certain acronym was a darling of Wall Street, a place where acronyms thrive. BRIC. And, later, BRICS. Shorthand for Brazil, Russia, India, China and then, adding...
December 18, 2019
How Singles Day Gave Rise To China’s Digital Commerce Culture
Singles Day started quite humbly. Before it was an international shopping festival raking in just under $50 billion in sales in a single day, it was an informal holiday in...
November 22, 2019
Ingenico On The Complexity And Rewards Of China’s eCommerce Market
The headlines focus on trade wars, on tariffs, on shifting supply chains and on slowing GDP growth. And yet the Chinese consumer keeps spending — on travel, on luxury goods...