International

HP And FireEye Join Breach-Fighting Forces
April 22, 2015

HP and cybersecurity company FireEye are partnering to beef up HP’s security consulting business and give FireEye more global reach, the companies announced on Tuesday (April 21). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

International
Speeding Up Cross-Border Payments, Without The Risk
April 21, 2015

The US and Europe alone make up less than half of the global domestic market. While there are clear, significant opportunities for businesses’ cross-border growth, those opportunities also come with risks like taxes, fraud and varying rules and regulations that make the process a daunting...

Western Union: 60 Percent Of Our Customers Are Migrants Doing Remittances
April 20, 2015

Roughly 60 percent of Western Union’s customers are now migrants sending money back to their home countries — and the shape of that remittance business isn’t necessarily what many payments-industry people assume. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Europe
Germany Tightens The Crowdinvesting Rules
April 20, 2015

The German government is set to roll out new rules that would limit how startups can raise funding through crowdfunding platforms, as well as who can invest, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday (April 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Alibaba Cuts GM Deal To Finance Cars And Target Buyers
April 20, 2015

Alibaba will be selling and offering financing for General Motors cars through its eCommerce sites, and using its data-crunching capabilities to target Chinese buyers for GM, Reuters reported on Friday (April 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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China Halts Exclusionary Banking Tech Policy
April 17, 2015

China has apparently changed course from a policy that would have effectively locked foreign technology firms out of the nation’s banking sector. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Irish P2P Money Exchange CurrencyFair Raises $10.7M
April 17, 2015

P2P currency exchange marketplace CurrencyFair has closed a €10 million ($10.7 million) funding round, the Dublin-based company said on Thursday (April 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Rocket Internet Buys Food-Delivery Startup Volo
April 17, 2015

German food-delivery startup Volo has been acquired by Rocket Internet, just days after the Samwer Brothers’ startup factory invested in one of Volo’s soon-to-be-direct competitors, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Alibaba Health Absorbs Tmall’s E-Pharmacy in $2.5B Deal
April 16, 2015

Alibaba has written itself a prescription to take advantage of the booming online health care market in China, consolidating its online pharmacy business into its own medical affiliate. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...