Legal & Regulation

Real-Time Payments May Get New Standards
August 11, 2015

The ISO Real-Time Payments Group (RTPG), which comprises over 50 global experts under the guidance of trade body Payments UK, reached a milestone yesterday (Aug. 10) by publishing the first draft of synchronized standards for cross-border real-time payments.

Inside The Cash Supply Chain
August 10, 2015

If you asked most Americans what Amazon does, the vast majority would say something along the lines of “big online retailer.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Stripe Is Supersized, Swipe Fee Fist Fights Reign Eternal And Bitcoin’s Being Bitcoin
August 03, 2015

It’s Monday and time for the weekly data dive — a recap of all the data doings last week that will prep you for what’s likely to happen this week. Starting with … Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Where Have All The Banks Gone?
July 30, 2015

All of corporate America took a beating during the financial crisis. And yet, between 2010 and 2014, 831 new Starbucks stores have rolled out in the country, while CNN Money reports that only three new U.S. banks have come up during that time. Get the Full Story...

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China Finalizes Internet Finance Regulations
July 28, 2015

The Chinese government is moving to regulate the online finance market using a set of new guidelines jointly issued by a body of 10 agencies, including the central bank and banking and security regulators. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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It’s Compliance Or Bust For Uber In California
July 17, 2015

The state of California has given the ride-hailing company 30 days to comply with state laws, or it will be shut down, as well as fined up to $7.3 million, TechCrunch reported yesterday (July 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Apple Pay In The UK
July 17, 2015

Coming out of the All-Star game last weekend, it is surprising that the curveball of the week didn’t come out of baseball. In fact, it didn’t even get pitched in the United States. No, this week in an epic fit of Apple being Apple, Cupertino...

PayPal Is Happy, Monitise Is Sad And Consumers Are Indifferent
July 13, 2015

Between the Greek government’s reenactment of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” by threatening loudly to breakup with the euro (and realizing no one really cares), the Chinese government potentially threatening to breakup with the free market and Reddit breaking up with interim CEO Ellen Pao, you...

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Getting On Board With Underwriters
July 10, 2015

Hold on to your hats, because we’re about to tell you that the customer shouldn’t always come first. Should it be the most important thing? In the end, sure. But, as Mike Gardner, CEO of Agreement Express, shared with MPD CEO Karen Webster during a...