June 10, 2016
Can Rio de Janeiro Withstand The Olympic Pressure?
As the Summer Olympics quickly approach, all eyes are on the host city: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. But is this emerging tech center ready to step up to the plate?...
June 10, 2016
Why One Startup Is Desperately Seeking Regulation
As a general rule, most startups aren’t too happy when the regulator comes around, and it is rarely indicative of good news. Uber had many wonderful years of asking for...
June 10, 2016
Can Facebook Make Social Commerce Payments Work In SE Asia?
In the West, Facebook is just one of a number of social networks that are competing to grab more and more of their users’ attention spans. However, Facebook still has...
June 07, 2016
Iran’s Plan To Sidestep Payments Regs
Iran is slated to go live with an offshore bank within a month in its Gulf islands, Forbes reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
June 07, 2016
The Summer (Payments) Vacation Plan
School may be out, but the work is just beginning for universities and colleges gearing up for an influx of student payments. But are they ready for the processing complexities...
June 07, 2016
FICO Keeps Universities In-Line With Spend Rules
FICO is putting its analytics capabilities to work at universities in need of tools to manage their spend when operating with grant money. A new collaboration with Stanford University will...
June 07, 2016
Ripple’s Latest FI Blockchain Pilot
Blockchain technology firm Ripple, along with payment platform Expertus, want to make it easier for the world’s financial institutions to test out the blockchain. To do so, the companies announced...
June 03, 2016
Visa’s NFC Payment Ring Comes To Olympics
Visa just rolled out the next generation of payments wearables: an NFC-enabled payment ring. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
June 03, 2016
ACI Worldwide Launches X-Border Payments Solution
ACI Worldwide, the Florida-based electronic payment solutions provider, announced the launch of its UP eCommerce Payments solution, which it says will enable merchants and payment service providers to better capitalize on...
Real-time payments in the EU are on the verge of achieving their instantaneous promise, with a new rule from the European Council requiring instant fund transfers to be available within 10 seconds. In this edition of the “Real-Time Payments World Map,” a collaboration with The Clearing House, PYMNTS explores this development along with other advancements unfolding across the global real-time payments landscape.
In Saudi Arabia, digital wallet adoption is surging for cross-border payments, especially among younger consumers. Small and medium-sized businesses, however, face hurdles with security and cost, making addressing these concerns crucial for wider adoption. The latest data brief, “Global Money Movement: U.S. Edition,” a collaboration with TerraPay, explores the landscape of digital wallet usage in the Middle Eastern country, highlighting the generational and business-size divides in this rapidly evolving market.