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South East Asia
China Issues Changes To Rules To Encourage More Foreign Investments
August 24, 2018

The banking and insurance regulator in China issued changes to existing rules on Thursday (August 23) that will enable more foreign investments in the financial industry of the country. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

International
UK Bank Acct Services At Risk Post-Brexit
August 24, 2018

Britons residing in the European Union (EU) may no longer have access to bank account services and businesses in the EU if a non-deal Brexit were to occur. Citing the British government, Reuters reported documents laying out a plan. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Global Payments
ThinkSmart Sells ClearPay Shares To Afterpay Touch; Sainsbury’s Tests Mobile Checkout
August 23, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes ThinkSmart Europe Limited‘s sale of ClearPay shares to Australia’s Afterpay Touch Group Limited. In addition, The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has given U.K.-based Wirex an eMoney license, and the Sainsbury’s supermarket...

International
Ripple Eyes (x)Rapid For X-Border Funds; Europeans Row Over Payments
August 23, 2018

Digital tokens have had a hard time of it, but in recent cross-border news, Ripple is helping XRP and xRapid make inroads in remittances. Plus, a bit of saber rattling comes from Europe on payments systems, and Chinese tourists may find it a bit easier to...

International
Chinese eCommerce Experiences Logistical Growing Pains
August 22, 2018

As Chinese eCommerce continues to grow, the race to build warehouses and site them to support quick, efficient deliveries is heating up in that country. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

International
Germany Wants New, Non US Global Payments System
August 22, 2018

Germany’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas has called for the European Union (EU) to create a new payments system, independent in response to the United States pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal. According to Financial Times, Maas wrote in the German daily Handelsblatt that...

International
China Now Has More Than 800M Internet Users
August 21, 2018

The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) has revealed that the country now has more than 800 million internet users. 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
Investors Protest Following Chinese P2P Collapse
August 20, 2018

PPMiao, the online peer-to-peer (P2P) lender in China, faced protests from investors in the company at its offices on Monday (Aug. 20), as the P2P lending industry continues to be plagued with problems. According to a report in Reuters, 243 P2P companies or more have...

International
Chinese Tariffs Could Hit Consumers’ Pocketbooks To The Tune Of $3.2B
August 20, 2018

The tariffs put in place by the U.S. government on printed circuit assemblies and connected devices could result in U.S. consumers paying $3.2 billion more for electronic products next year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...