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UK Regulator Rebrands To Pay.UK, Seeks Payments Partner
October 18, 2018

Pay.UK, the retail payments authority (formerly known as the New Payment System Operator / NPSO), announced on Thursday (Oct. 18) that it has published a Strategic Partner Procurement Prospectus, which it said is the starting point of a process to appoint a strategic partner. Get...

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Canada’s Legalized Pot Sales Off To Slow Start With Limited Stores Open
October 17, 2018

Canada became the first country to legalize recreational use of pot on Wednesday (Oct. 17), but response was tepid – in part because its largest cities, including Toronto and Vancouver, haven’t opened up stores yet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Global Payments
Ingenico Teams With Trustly For Merchant Payments; honestbee To Open Cashless Store
October 17, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Ingenico’s tie-up with European payments firm Trustly for merchant payments. In addition, honestbeeis opening a cashless supermarket in Singapore, and Accenture is teaming up with Digital Ventures Co. Ltd, a...

Global Payments
PPRO: US Merchants Behind In X-Border eCommerce
October 16, 2018

PPRO Group, the global cross-border ePayment company, along with Edgar, Dunn & Company, announced on Tuesday (Oct. 16) that new data shows U.S. merchants are lagging behind other countries when it comes to cross-border eCommerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Mastercard, Visa, Amex Face Penalties For Violating India Data Law
October 16, 2018

Major U.S. payments companies are facing fines for violating a data law in India. 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...

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Tappy Teams With Etisalat For Wearables; Nets Rolls Out PayCollect For Merchants
October 15, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Singapore’s Nets PayCollect rollout. In addition, Xero is working with GoCardless in New Zealand on payment collection, and Tappy Technologies is teaming up with Etisalat for wearable payments in the UAE....

International
Two US Senators Call On India To Relax Data Rules
October 14, 2018

U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Mark Warner, co-chairs of the Senate India caucus, sent a letter to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to soften his stance on rules that require customer data to be stored locally. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Report: 64 Percent Of Countries Have Money Laundering Risk
October 12, 2018

Amid the headlines detailing the billions of dollars in money laundering done through conduits like Danske Bank and Deutsche Bank, among others, a report shows that the problem is a global one — and that it is getting worse. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Global Payments
SmartPesa Rolls Out Android POS System; Vipps Selects Inside Secure For Payment Security
October 11, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Norway’s Vipps selection of Inside Secure to provide security for contactless payments. In addition, SmartPesa is rolling out an Android point-of-sale (POS) system, and South Africa’s Mugg & Bean (M&B)...