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InstaReM Launches Card Issuing Platform

InstaReM Launches Card Issuing Platform
InstaReM Launches Card Issuing Platform
July 05, 2019  |  Cross Border Commerce

Southeast Asian FinTech InstaReM, which specializes in digital cross-border money transfers and payments, has announced a new API-based digital platform that will enable startups, FinTech...

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PayU Acquires Red Dot To Move Into SE Asia
PayU Acquires Red Dot To Move Into SE Asia
July 05, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Naspers-owned FinTech PayU is pushing into Southeast Asia with a deal to acquire a majority stake in Singapore-based Red Dot Payment. Naspers specializes in developing...

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UK Regulators Press Pause On Amazon’s Deliveroo Investment
UK Regulators Press Pause On Amazon’s Deliveroo Investment
July 05, 2019  |  Amazon

The competition regulator in the U.K. has officially stepped into Amazon’s investment in online food delivery group Deliveroo and decided it needs to be paused...

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UK Regulator Opens Study On Big Tech Search Dominance
UK Regulator Opens Study On Big Tech Search Dominance
July 05, 2019  |  Google

Scrutiny of big tech — specifically firms such as Facebook and Google — seems likely to heat up in the United Kingdom. Get the Full...

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Japan Joins Chorus Of Regulators Worried About Libra
Japan Joins Chorus Of Regulators Worried About Libra
July 05, 2019  |  Facebook

The Bank of Japan (BOJ), Japan’s central bank, has joined in with other regulators and officials around the world in its worry over Facebook’s proposed...

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Bitcoin Daily: Cuba Considers Using Crypto To Boost Economy; France Sees Spike In Complaints From Crypto Investors
Bitcoin Daily: Cuba Considers Using Crypto To Boost Economy; France Sees Spike In Complaints From...
July 05, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has announced a plan to use cryptocurrencies to boost his country’s ailing economy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Why AI Is Social Media Fraud’s New Best Friend
Why AI Is Social Media Fraud’s New Best Friend
July 05, 2019  |  Fraud Prevention

It can be difficult these days to remember the almost idyllic promise of social media when it first entered the general consumer consciousness. That’s not...

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The Government As Catalyst To Innovating Digital ID
The Government As Catalyst To Innovating Digital ID
July 05, 2019  |  Authentication

The ongoing and complicated work to build better digital identification systems for commerce and payments involves a host of players. The government is among those...

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Cash Flow Forecasting That Sees The Forest From The Trees
Cash Flow Forecasting That Sees The Forest From The Trees
July 05, 2019  |  Digital Payments

There’s the forest and there’s the trees — and a lack of ability to see both at the same time can often lead to disaster. The...

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