International

B2B Payments
Report: Global eInvoicing On The Rise
May 22, 2014

A drive to reduce operating costs is motivating more companies to pursue eInvoicing strategies. However, a new report cites concerns over data security that has many organizations turning to third parties using cloud-based electronic billing services.

B2B Payments
The B2B Impact of SEPA
May 22, 2014

SEPA has dominated the headlines in Europe for years, and as the 2016 deadline approaches, more and more questions are being raised about its impact on B2B payments. Here’s the latest on what’s happening and what it means for businesses across the globe?

International
How Is New Zealand’s Bitcoin Grocery Doing?
May 21, 2014

Hungry Kiwis with bitcoins to burn are now in luck—there now exists in New Zealand a bitcoin only grocery story: Bitmart. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Alternative Finances
MoneyGram’s New U.S.-Mexico Channel
May 20, 2014

MoneyGram users who wish to transfer money to Mexico can look forward to much faster processing times. The international money transfer and payment services company has announced a new U.S. – Mexico channel than can move money cross-border from user to user in just 30 minutes....

Apple’s Angela Ahrendts To Focus On China And Mobile Payments
May 20, 2014

Three weeks into her tenure as Apple’s head of retail, Angela Ahrendts is outlining a three-part strategy for Apples retail future. It includes a stonger emphasis on China as a market, mobile payments, and revamping the end-to-end sales experience at brick-and-mortar Apple stores. Get the Full...

B2B Payments
HSBC Helping Chinese Firms With Foreign-Currency Management
May 20, 2014

New HSBC service is designed to provide greater convenience and transparency in foreign cash management. An undisclosed German company’s Chinese subsidiary will deliver HSBC’s product to firms within the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone.

B2B Payments
Growing Pains of E-Invoicing
May 20, 2014

Latin American countries are not usually thought of as payments technology, bellwethers. But, that all changed recently when the region surprised the world by being one of the first to mandate e-invoicing. Chile started the practice about a decade ago (albeit optional) and Brazil, Mexico...

International
Amazon Makes First Chinese Investment, Drops $20M Into Chinese Food Vendor Yummy77
May 20, 2014

Perhaps answering Chinese rival Alibaba’s participation in a $250 million funding round for ride-sharing service Lyfit, American e-commerce giant Amazon has proved that it an investment overseas too and reportedly paid $20 million for a minority stake in Yummy77, an online company that provides fresh food...

B2B Payments
BlueSnap Eases Tax Difficulties For International Merchants with Avalara Integration
May 20, 2014

Going forward, merchants using the BlueSnap global payment gateway will have access to Avalara’s AvaTax capabilities. This will allow merchants to calculate the final tax amounts on international invoices from their existing workflow in an automated way. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...