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Why FIs’ Future Means Smarter, Not Only Faster, Payments

Why FIs’ Future Means Smarter, Not Only Faster, Payments
Why FIs’ Future Means Smarter, Not Only Faster, Payments
December 16, 2019  |  Banking

Faster, better, experiential — those are among the terms that come to mind when one thinks about how payments are changing around the world. Here at...

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Baemin South Korean Food Delivery App Gets $4B Offer
Baemin South Korean Food Delivery App Gets $4B Offer
December 15, 2019  |  Delivery

South Korea’s Woowa, the startup behind the Baedal Minjok app — commonly known as Baemin — was offered $4 billion by Berlin-based Delivery Hero, Bloomberg...

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Union Calls For Amazon Workers’ Strike In Germany
Union Calls For Amazon Workers’ Strike In Germany
December 15, 2019  |  Amazon

A German labor union for two Amazon logistics centers is calling for a strike ahead of Christmas demanding higher pay, Reuters reported on Sunday (Dec....

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Sabre, Ixaris Team Up To Expand Into New Euro Markets
Sabre, Ixaris Team Up To Expand Into New Euro Markets
December 15, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Payments company Ixaris has teamed up with travel industry company Sabre to expand into new European markets, with plans to eventually reach the Americas and...

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US Antitrust Regs Probe Google’s Shopping Comparison Tool
US Antitrust Regs Probe Google’s Shopping Comparison Tool
December 15, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking into Google’s online shopping conduct as part of its broader antitrust probe, Bloomberg reported Friday (Dec. 13)....

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Visa Warns Of Rise In Gas Station POS Cyberattacks
Visa Warns Of Rise In Gas Station POS Cyberattacks
December 15, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

Visa has announced in a release that cybercriminals are employing new tactics to steal credit card information from around the U.S. Get the Full Story...

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UK Banking Investigations Rise 16 Pct YOY
UK Banking Investigations Rise 16 Pct YOY
December 15, 2019  |  Bank Regulation

Probes into financial institutions in the U.K. are up for the first time since 2015 due in part to an increase in both white-collar and...

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RBS Reimburses Customers After FX Scandal
RBS Reimburses Customers After FX Scandal
December 15, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is reimbursing 40 million pounds ($53 million) to about 730,000 customers after workers at the bank were found to...

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