September 05, 2013
China/EU: Lobby slams China’s supposed discrimination against foreign firms
A business lobby in the European Union decried China’s alleged discrimination against foreign firms, specifically in the pharmaceutical market, describing the recent crackdown on non-domestic companies for competition violations as...
August 22, 2013
When Fast Food Isn’t Fast Enough, Turn To Mobile Payments
Coauthored by Ben Carsley, Managing Editor (@BC_PYMNTS) Welcome to What’s Trending In Payments – a weekly look at the most popular, irreverent and important stories the payments industry had to...
June 20, 2013
Zimbabwe Bank Beefs Up Loan Offerings
No, cattle banking isn’t the latest loyalty program from Burger King, or Omaha Steak’s entrance into digital currency. Recently announced by TN Bank, a former finance house and current retail...
May 18, 2013
Rakuten Goes Cashless With Yapital Collaboration
Online eCommerce destination Rakuten Shopping has announced a new partnership with cross-channel payment solution provider Yapital that will continue to develop over the coming months, the companies say. The deal...
May 15, 2013
MasterCard MasterPass Adds Burger King, LivingSocial, Rakuten
MasterCard has added Burger King’s BK Delivers service, LivingSocial and Rakuten.com Shopping to its roster of merchants, the payments giant has announced. MasterCard has now added more than 170 merchants...
April 30, 2013
US: Shareholders OK $28B ketchup buyout
Shareholders reportedly “overwhelmingly” approved for the buyout of ketchup conglomerate Heinz by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital, which owns Burger King, in a deal valued at about $28...
April 28, 2013
Berlin Warms Up To Bitcoin
A small neighbourhood in the southern district of Berlin has warmed up to Bitcoin, with about a dozen shops now accepting the latest craze in virtual currency. Kreuzberg holds the highest...
April 18, 2013
Ireland: Frozen meat sector sees rearranging post-scandal
ABP Food Group is looking to make some changes. The company has announced a deal to sell a facility in its move to leave the frozen burger market in Ireland....
February 26, 2013
MWC Day Two: Foursquare Makes Biggest Payments Splash
By Ben Carsley, Writer/Editor (@BC_PYMNTS) Welcome to Day Two of PYMNTS.com’s Mobile World Congress 2013 Recap: a comprehensive look at all the most important payments announcements and coolest stories from...