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Is ‘Dirty’ Russian Money Undermining The UK Markets?
May 21, 2018

According to a new report from the British Foreign Affairs Committee, London has been awash in dirty Russian money since the fall of the Soviet Union. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Former China Official Says Social Credit System Must Make People Bankrupt
May 21, 2018

A former deputy director of China’s development research center of the State Council, Hou Yunchun, said the country’s social credit system has to punish defaulters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

South Asia
PayMate CEO On India’s SME Lending Watershed Moment
May 17, 2018

The SME segment in India has been a consistent bright spot and engine for growth over the last several years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

South East Asia
PayPal, Alpha JWC Team Up To Invest In Southeast Asia FinTechs
May 16, 2018

PayPal is partnering with Alpha JWC, the Indonesian venture capital firm, to invest in FinTech companies operating out of Southeast Asia. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

International
Mobile Gaming Is A Boon For Tencent Revenues
May 16, 2018

Mobile gaming saved Asia’s highest-valued tech company, Tencent, from what analysts were predicting could have been a poor quarter. The company’s mobile games business is growing fast, according to TechCrunch reports, surpassing its former cash cow, PC gaming, last year. Get the Full Story Complete the...

International
A Tale Of Two China (Tech Firm) Policies?
May 15, 2018

When a big firm shuts down, it’s not every day that a sitting president lobbies to get it un-shut. Nor is it often the case that the firm is a Chinese tech juggernaut, smack dab in the middle of a crossfire between China and the U.S.,...

International
Will Consumers Buy Airline Tickets Via Bank Accounts?
May 14, 2018

A payments initiative, backed by Germany-based Deutsche Bank, could lead to another web-based payment option for airline passengers and diminished revenue for credit card providers. But full details of the project have yet to be released, and at least one analyst questions if it would...

International
Transpay: Go Global, But Not Before Doing These Five Things
May 14, 2018

In many ways, eCommerce has dissolved borders, creating new expectations for business to be conducted between countries with different currencies, languages and regulations. And as the ability to send payments electronically becomes faster and cheaper with innovation, it seems like doing business globally should no...

International
U.S./China Trade Fight Could Hurt Global Tech Supply Chain
May 08, 2018

With the U.S. picking up its actions against Chinese technology firms, analysts and consultants are warning that it will create big economic problems for the global technology sector. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...