A new government report said China’s e-commerce markets racked up 13 trillion yuan ($2 trillion) in transactions in 2014, up 25 percent from 2013, Nikkei Asian Review reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
The U.K.’s Institute of Directors has warned large businesses that the “scandal” of late payments is undermining the country’s economic recovery, and said the big corporations risked regulation by failing to pay their bills on time, the Financial Times reported. Get the Full Story Complete...
A month after U.S. President Obama announced that the U.S. would ease up on restrictions on Cuba trade and travel, MasterCard announced today that it is removing the current block on U.S.-issued card transactions in Cuba, starting on March 1 of this year. The action...
CEOs are less optimistic about the economy this year than last, according to a PwC survey unveiled at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Russia’s answer to Amazon, Ulmart, has confirmed that it plans to IPO in the next year. Russia’s leading e-commerce company confirmed early today (January 21) that it will go public in a yet-to-be-determined Western stock exchange and that it is considering using the IPO to...
This year, the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, which begins today, hones in on political, economic, social and technological transformations and how they’ve impacted decision-making and progress across the world. To discuss how these advancements in technology are offering potential for economic growth and productivity,...
French point-of-sale vendor Ingenico now owns 100 percent of mobile commerce platform ROAM, the company announced on Tuesday (Jan. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
The Alibaba-backed Chinese group-discount website Meituan.com is now worth $7 billion after it received $700 million from unidentified investors, CEO Wang Xing told Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Russia wants in on the Cyber Monday hype. 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. By completing this form, you...
