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Global Payments

Globalization is driving corporations to transact more frequently across borders. Consumers are also transacting more on a global basis—buying from foreign eCommerce sites as well as traveling, living, and working abroad. For the payments industry, the result is higher volumes of payments—in terms of both currency value and number of transactions. This is also leading to a consequent shift downwards in the average value of these payments.

Startup Check-In: Amaryllis In Full Bloom
Startup Check-In: Amaryllis In Full Bloom
October 19, 2017  |  Startup Check-In

Unlike its namesake flower, startup payment platform Amaryllis did not bloom quickly or easily. It did, however, do so dramatically in pursuit of its goal...

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Mastercard And PayPal Expand Global Partnership
Mastercard And PayPal Expand Global Partnership
October 05, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Mastercard and PayPal announced Thursday (Oct. 5) an expansion of its partnership to include Canada, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Africa....

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Global Payment Card Numbers Rise To 14B As Debit Card Issuance Grows
Global Payment Card Numbers Rise To 14B As Debit Card Issuance Grows
September 08, 2017  |  Payment Methods

A new study has found that the number of payment cards issued globally reached 14 billion last year and is predicted to rise to 17...

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Judge Tosses The CFPB’s Case Against Global Payments
Judge Tosses The CFPB’s Case Against Global Payments
August 31, 2017  |  CFPB

Noting that the CFPB had “blatantly” ignored his directions, a federal judge in Atlanta has officially dismissed the case against Atlanta-based payment processor Global Payments and...

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For Flywire, Rising Opportunity In The Land Of The Rising Sun
For Flywire, Rising Opportunity In The Land Of The Rising Sun
August 22, 2017  |  International

Reading, writing, rithmatic all come with a price – in the form of tuition payments. Flywire VP of Global Payments, Ryan Frere, tells PYMNTs’ Karen...

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Global Payments Inc. Gets ACTIVE (Network)
Global Payments Inc. Gets ACTIVE (Network)
August 04, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Global Payments has reached a deal to begin an acquisition of a unit of ACTIVE Network from Vista Equity Partners, paying $1.2 billion in cash...

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Are SMBs Ready For Mobile Order-Ahead?
Are SMBs Ready For Mobile Order-Ahead?
July 25, 2017  |  Payments As A Service

In the age of instant downloads and prime delivery, speed is king. But can small businesses take a run at the throne? In the latest...

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NEW REPORT: Getting SMBs Ready, Set, Going On Mobile Order-Ahead
NEW REPORT: Getting SMBs Ready, Set, Going On Mobile Order-Ahead
July 24, 2017  |  Payments As A Service

Modern innovations have made technology from smartphones and mobile ordering apps to even virtual reality, well, a reality. Now that this technology is in the...

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Ingenico Names Nicolas Huss of Visa As EVP Strategy & Performance
Ingenico Names Nicolas Huss of Visa As EVP Strategy & Performance
July 04, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Ingenico Group, the global payment company, announced Monday (July 3)  the appointment of Nicolas Huss as executive vice president of strategy and performance. In a...

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