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International
StartUp Finds Gold In Online Transaction Data
September 29, 2014

There is no question that people are buying things online in ever increasing numbers or that they are creating reams of data while they are doing it. What to do with the data–how to use it, how to turn it into something useful, that’s a...

ShopKick’s $200M Payday
September 29, 2014

U.S.-based Shopkick is heading toward full acquisition by South Korean wireless company SK Telecom. 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....

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MasterCard Launches Online V-Card for X-Border Shopping
September 29, 2014

KB Kookmin Card, in partnership with MasterCard, will introduce a virtual credit card that will allow overseas customers easy access to retail sites such as Amazon.com. The “SecurePay” protects users from personal information theft. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Alternative Finances
Ripple Brings Real Time Payments To The U.S.
September 25, 2014

Payment network Ripple Labs just snagged is to U.S. banks closer to its goal of frictionless payments worldwide.  CBW Bank and Cross River Bank, based in Kansas and New Jersey respectively, will be using Ripple to making global money transfers and payments. Ripple’s first partnership for the...

Europe
German Tech Replicator Rocket Heading Toward ~$2B IPO
September 25, 2014

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, than the brothers Sawmer (Marc, Oliver and Alexander), the three founders of Germany’s Rocket Internet, are the worlds most accomplished and sincere flatterers.  Rocket is famous for taking successful, but exactly trademark or patentable, e-commerce ideas from...

Europe
Visa Europe’s NFC Head Jumps Ship To Apple Pay
September 25, 2014

Apple Pay continues to roll on toward universal availability and it has made a big staff acquisition to move that process along in Europe. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

International
Alibaba E-Commerce Machine In A Class By Itself
September 24, 2014

Did China’s Alibaba have the largest IPO in history?  Maybe.  Shares priced at $68 a pop and it had a market capitalization of $168 as it kicked off trading on the NYSE.  This would bring the total amount raised by Alibaba’s IPO to $21.8–and a...

B2B Payments
Walmart Expands Its India B2B eCommerce Presence
September 24, 2014

Walmart’s ambitions to be a viable B2B supplier in India continue to grow, as two more of the megaretailer’s Best Price Modern Wholesale stores are set to add eCommerce-service support, in Guntur and Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. The stores reportedly will begin supporting eCommerce sales...

Alternative Finances
Bangladesh Looks To Factoring To Bolster International Trade
September 23, 2014

Regulators in Bangladesh are looking to incorporate factoring as a financing option to help expedite the country’s import/export activities and to provide a means for its manufacturers and exporters to avoid problems associated with deferred payments from buyers. Get the Full Story Complete the form...