Payments processor i2c announced the opening of its new Singapore office yesterday to further grow the market for prepaid and mobile services in the Asia Pacific location, according to a company release. The new office will include product, client services, and business development staff.
Visa and MasterCard are trying to find new ways to work around Chinese regulation that prevent the foreign card companies from processing yuan transactions. While Chinese consumers can use foreign cards, currently they are allowed to do so for the clearance of foreign currency, as...
Summer has finally arrived and Americans apparently are united in their desire to get away from home. According to a recently released report by American Express, 75 percent of Americans are planning to travel this summer, and they plan to spend 10 percent more on average and...
Mobile Identity pioneer TeleSign has entered into a strategic partnership with Australia-based Telstra. 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, PYMNTS Today....
It’s getting harder for immigrants to the U.S. to send money back to their countries of origin as U.S. government regulators are cracking down on terrorists and drug traffickers by pursuing their money sources. In response to the increased regulatory scrutiny, big banks stateside are...
In less than 60 days after the Saudi government agreed to allow Apple to begin marketing products and officially operate within the Middle Eastern monarchy, Apple has struck a sales deal with Jarir Bookstore a major Saudi Arabia-based retailer, according to 9to5mac. Get the Full Story Complete...
A fast-spreading mobile banking Trojan malware has crippled over 100,000 mobile banking users in South Korea, according to reports. 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...
While there are many mistakes a company can make in naming a product, some branding disasters are just sheer bad luck. Such is the problem the ISIS mobile wallet faces today as it now shares a name with a Islamist insurgent group currently leading a...
With businesses large and small rushing to jump onto the Beacon bandwagon, it can be hard to keep track of who, where, why and how's of the Beacon revolution. Luckily PYMNTS is keeping track of all of that for you. Check out the latest updates...
