International

B2B Payments
Amex and BNI Partner On Corporate Card Insurance
November 03, 2014

Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) will start issuing corporate cards specifically aimed at small and medium enterprises as part of their push to recruit more corporate card holders. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Korean Tech Companies Shifting B2C Focus to B2B Market
October 31, 2014

Major Asian tech companies struggling to keep profits strong have shifted their businesses models from B2C to a B2B focus to position themselves in a stronger market, according to a Korean Times article published Thursday (Oct. 30). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Asian Wholesale Distributor Gets B2B E-Commerce Makeover
October 31, 2014

NetSuite has landed a partnership with Bloom & Grown, a leading Asian wholesale distributor of baby, infant and maternity products, to help the company tackle its B2B E-commerce side of the business, according to an announcement from NetSuite Thursday (Oct. 30). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Alibaba Protects Its 11/11 “Singles Day” Turf
October 31, 2014

The run-up to a Chinese Shopping holiday known as Singles Day (in honor of unattached consumers who are encouraged to buy themselves nice things) has tipped off a trademark spat between Chinese e-commerce players.  The dispute came into focus after Alibaba rival, JD.com, publicly published...

B2B Payments
In B2B Payments, The Magic In How A Govt. Phrases Things
October 31, 2014

When Ramesh Tainwala took over as CEO of luggage giant Samsonite International this month, he got an important lesson in the nuance of phrasing in China. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Transforming Payments from Cost Centers to Revenue Drivers
October 30, 2014

Corporate payments programs have often been regarded as costly and tedious, but new insights from recent data to be presented at Money 20/20 show otherwise, according to Digital River. On Monday, November 20 at 1 PM EST, MPD CEO Karen Webster will host a live...

Acquiring
Next Generation Acquirer Credorax Snags $40M In Funding
October 28, 2014

Massachusetts-based start-up Credorax wants to bust up the silos that house the various pieces of the retail transactions processing process and has just raised another $40 million to do it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
Defective Goods Plague Chinese Government Procurement
October 27, 2014

As the number of unlicensed suppliers winning bids on Chinese government contracts has gone up, so too have the number of reports on shoddy and defective goods being provided to customers.  This increase in “shipped broken” merchandise is occurring even as regulators are attempting to...

Tim Cook Says China “Top Of The List For Apple Pay”
October 26, 2014

When exploring global expansion for Apple Pay, China is the highest priority for Apple CEO Tim Cook, even though the service has yet to launch there. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...