International

Airbnb’s Bookings Slated To Double To 80M
September 30, 2015

Airbnb processed around 40 million reservations in 2014, but that’s nowhere near enough for 2015. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Klarna Lands Amex Deal
September 30, 2015

Klarna, the largest of Europe’s online “buy now” companies, said Tuesday (Sept. 29) that it has added one of the marquee names of payments to its roster: American Express. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

As India Grows Mobile, eCommerce And B2B To Thrive
September 30, 2015

A recent JV between Apollo and Lycos shone the spotlight on India’s burgeoning eCommerce industry. PYMNTS spoke with Apollo to get a sense of the challenges and rewards, spanning front end to logistics, of bringing businesses into India and into the 21st century

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E-Complish Gives Loyal Partners Free MobilePay Service
September 29, 2015

Payments solution provider E-Complish has said it will offer its partner base that has been with the company for at least three years free access to MobilePay, its Web-based payment solutions service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Why Alibaba Is Doubling Down On India’s Paytm
September 29, 2015

Alibaba and Ant Financial — the eCommerce firm’s financial services affiliate — have moved to make a second big buy into Paytm, an India-based mobile payments and eCommerce firm. This follows an undisclosed investment by Alibaba and Ant in Paytm earlier this year — funding...

ACI Worldwide Expands Role In Driving Real-Time Payments Standards
September 28, 2015

ACI Worldwide announced today (Sept. 28) it has expanded its global role in driving faster payments initiatives across Europe and the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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First Data Moves Forward, Groupon Retreats and Consumers Stand Still
September 28, 2015

If it wasn’t the Pope, Brian Williams or John Boehner – odds are it didn’t get much in the way of news coverage last week. You might have heard that the Square IPO is happening – for real this time – in about two weeks....

The Incredible Mobile Payments Myth
September 28, 2015

MPD CEO Karen Webster says that everything that you’ve heard over the last several years about how successful mobile payments are at the physical point of sale is wrong. Starting with how it’s taken off like a rocket ship in Europe and how the U.S....

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China’s Devaluation May Lead to Unintended Consumer Consequences
September 25, 2015

As U.S. retailers look for price concessions from China in the wake of last month’s currency devaluation, margins may tick up, for now anyway. But there could be a blowback in the form of reduced enthusiasm, and buying power, from China’s consumers, which could impact...