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Money on Mobile’s News for 184K Indian Retailers
June 10, 2014

My Mobile Payments Limited (MMPL), which operates the m-money service Money On Mobile, acquired a significant stake in the Mumbai-based OSS India for an undisclosed amount. The funds will be used to bring financial support to OSS India to relaunch the service. Get the Full...

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PBOC’s Reports Become Accessible
June 10, 2014

Twenty companies applied for access to PBOC personal credit information database, as it’s a requisite for operations with personal financial information reports Caixin. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Late Invoice Payments Harming Irish Firms
June 10, 2014

Better late than never. That adage might be true in certain scenarios, but not when it comes to small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ireland making invoice payments. Research shows that not only are the majority of invoice payments late, but also that late or unpaid bills...

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New Bulk m-Payment Solution
June 09, 2014

Barclays Bank has signed a partnership with Airtel to provide a bulk m-payment solution for the bank’s corporate customers in Uganda. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

GoSimpel Prepares for Launch
June 09, 2014

GoSimpel is an Indian m-payment app set to launch soon, which lets the users make payments through payment cards, instead of cash, to the food ordered on delivery; without the need of any separate device or gadget. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Soft Space’s Big Success Story
June 09, 2014

Chang Chew Soon, founder and CEO of Malaysia-based mobile card payment solution Soft Space, whose core product is an m-POS, explained the success of his company in South East Asia. He says that although smartphone penetration in some countries is not high, absolute numbers of...

Europe
Payment Cards Near 75% of Retail Volume in UK
June 09, 2014

A report by the UK Card Association shows that 74.5% of retail volume transactions (GBP 520 Bn) in UK were made using payment cards in 2013 vs. 46.5% in 2003. At the same time outstanding credit card debt was reduced to GBP 56.4 Bn vs....

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Ping An Group Investments Aim High
June 09, 2014

Ping An Group, one of the largest insurance players in China, invested USD 5 M in USD-30m-fourth-round financing of Payoneer, an online payments firm that facilitates cross-border payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Bindo Raises $1.8M For Asian Expansion
June 09, 2014

Online to offline (OTO) retail start-up Bindo has just taken in $1.8 million is an oversubscribed seed funding round. The company offers an iPad Point of Sale (POS), or checkout system that allows merchants to manage inventory and customer relationships through a cloud-based payment platform....