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China Fines Leading Social Media Platforms Over Content
September 26, 2017

Tencent’s WeChat, Baidu and Weibo were all fined the maximum penalties by China’s cyber regulators for allowing content that was banned by the government. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Alibaba-Backed Best Slashes IPO Price Range
September 20, 2017

Best, the Chinese logistics company backed by Alibaba, has cut the expected price range of its initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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PEPFAR And Mastercard Team To Fight AIDS In Africa
September 19, 2017

On Monday (Sept. 18), during the 2017 Concordia Annual Summit, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and Mastercard announced a new public-private partnership aimed at accelerating progress toward controlling the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Europe
Why Would Someone (Literally) Flush ~$100K Down The Toilet?
September 19, 2017

Anyone who has ever been accused of wasting money with the phrase “flushed it down the toilet” will likely be tickled to know that somewhere in Switzerland, two women have taken that old adage quite seriously. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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UK’s New Payment Systems To Be Delivered By Year’s End
September 14, 2017

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) and Bank of England (BoE) announced Wednesday (Sept. 13) that the Payment System Operator Delivery Group (PSODG) has completed the necessary steps to meet a mandate handed down by regulators. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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NEW REPORT: Can X-Border Receivables Save Rhinos?
September 14, 2017

By some accounts, the value of cross-border B2B payments could reach $3.68 trillion by 2025. With so much potential revenue at stake, there’s little wonder why merchants around the globe want to take their operations to the international stage. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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FCA Warns Investors Could Lose All Their Money In ICOs
September 13, 2017

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is warning initial coin offering (ICO) investors they could lose all of their money. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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GoFro And Taking The Treasure Hunting Out Of Travel
September 12, 2017

American consumers have long since forgotten when booking travel was like a treasure hunt. Instead of having to search through countless sites and offers to get a single trip off the ground, the Expedias of the world have managed to aggregate much of that work...

Europe
EU Wants US Tech Giants To Pay Revenue Tax
September 12, 2017

Germany, France, Italy and Spain’s finance ministers have announced plans to tax tech multinationals, such as Amazon and Alphabet Inc./Google, based on their local revenue rather than their local profits. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...