Europe

European Regulators Considering New Regs As Apple Pay Rolls Out
September 19, 2014

Regulators in Europe are considering strongly tightening regulations, particularly when it comes to identification, for mobile payments. 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...

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Kiosk-based Money Transfers In Russia Double
September 18, 2014

Money transfers sent through kiosks in Russia have nearly doubled in the past year, according to Self Service World. 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...

Cross-border Payments
U.K. Telco Partnership Weve Bails On NFC
September 16, 2014

When first unveiled under the name project Oscar, Weve was a collaboration between British telecoms EE, Telefonica and Vodafone to grab a piece of the set-to-ignite-any-minute mobile market in 2012. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Can An Apple (Pay) A Day Keep The Bitcoins Away?
September 12, 2014

PYMNTS.com Bitcoin Price and Volatility index. 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. By completing this form, you agree to...

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Bank Of England Says Bitcoin’s A Bank Killer
September 12, 2014

Will bitcoin really be the great bank killer?  It’s got potential, according to a new report released by The Bank of England, but as of right now that threat is more theoretical than practical, reports The Wall Street Journal.  Get the Full Story Complete the...

EU Card Fee Battle, MasterCard Wins
September 11, 2014

MasterCard has won the right to see a key study used by European regulators to set a European Union cap on cross-border card fees, according to Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Europe
Visa Europe Protests Being In U.S. Lawsuit
September 10, 2014

Having been dragged into a payment card interchange lawsuit, Visa Europe Limited and Visa Europe Services are pushing back, arguing that Walmart-led lawsuit “casts too wide a net, lumping them in with Visa even though they are only licensors of Visa and are owned by...

B2B Payments
Meet The Man Who Wants To Solve The $2 Trillion Late Payments Problem
September 08, 2014

Entrepreneurs are prepared for a world where no one buys their product and they go out of business. Somewhat harder to accept is a world where ones product is bought, and they still go out of business because the 30, 60 or even 90 day...

Acquiring
Trends Of The Week
August 30, 2014

Over the past week, PYMNTS.com’s brief’s coverage in this newsletter has spanned a broad variety of issues. In this column, we take a look at five common elements that link many of those stories, in essence making them the “trends of the week.” Get the...