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Investment Tracker | December 11 – 17
December 17, 2014

Adyen And The Changing Face Of Cross-Border Payment  Christmas, it seems, has come early for global payments technology company Adyen this year. The Amsterdam-based business announced a $250 million funding round Tuesday (December 16), led by global growth equity investor General Atlantic, (with participation from...

Cross-border Payments
Apple Shuts Down Russian E-Sales Due to Ruble
December 17, 2014

Apple took the unusual move Tuesday (Nov. 16) of shutting down all of its online sales in Russia due to what Apple said were “extreme” ruble fluctuations, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Adyen Raises Quarter-Of-A-Billion Dollars
December 16, 2014

Global payments vendor Adyen on Tuesday (Dec. 16) said that it has closed $250 million in new funding, led by global growth equity investor General Atlantic, with additional participation from Temasek, Index Ventures and Felicis Ventures. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

ICA Introduces Sweden To Contactless Cards
December 10, 2014

Swedish bank ICA will issue MasterCard contactless payment cards to more than 500,000 customers in the first contactless rollout in Sweden, the bank announced on Tuesday (Dec. 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Uber Competition Heats Up In France
December 10, 2014

The car service competition for business clientele in France is heating up after SnapCar, one of Uber’s rivals, secured a $2.5 million investment, TechCrunch reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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UK Consumers Pick Favorite Non-Banks
December 09, 2014

Almost one-quarter of U.K. consumers would be “likely” to use an online payment provider like PayPal and WePay for retail banking services within two years, according to a survey of 2,000 U.K. adults by YouGov and legal website Out-Law.com. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Russian Payment Card To Materialize Mid-Month
December 09, 2014

Russia’s National System Of Payment Cards (NSPC) will materialize and start accepting payments in mid-December, according to a report Monday (Dec. 8) in a prominent Russian business newspaper, the Vedomosti. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Brits Returned A Third Of Black Friday E-Purchases
December 05, 2014

U.K. online shoppers have returned almost a third of the things they bought on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, according to parcel-return service CollectPlus. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Braintree’s One Touch Goes Global
December 04, 2014

Mobile payments platform Braintree is now rolling out its One Touch payment service outside the U.S., adding Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the U.K., Mobile Payments Insider reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...