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New Law Will Force UK Clearing Houses To Complete Regular Cybersecurity Reports
August 25, 2017

Legislation expected to be introduced in May 2018 will require U.K. clearing houses to complete regular cybersecurity reports, moving regulation closer to current EU directives around critical financial market infrastructure, including the Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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The Chinese Consumer On The International Commerce Stage
August 24, 2017

In late July, PayPal and Baidu captured the world’s attention when they inked a strategic partnership that gives Baidu’s 100 million or so mobile wallet users access to PayPal’s 17 million merchants. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Time (Or Lack Thereof) A Top Roadblock To SMB Cloud Adoption
August 22, 2017

Small businesses everywhere struggle to adopt technology due to lack of time, resources and sometimes education about the latest tools that could help their companies succeed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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For Flywire, Rising Opportunity In The Land Of The Rising Sun
August 22, 2017

Reading, writing, rithmatic all come with a price – in the form of tuition payments. Flywire VP of Global Payments, Ryan Frere, tells PYMNTs’ Karen Webster that opportunity is growing in Japan for its payment platform that enables tuition to be paid across borders. That’s...

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Tencent To Increase Investments In Payments
August 17, 2017

Tencent, the Chinese mobile games and social media company, is gearing up to increase its investments in online payments, cloud services and artificial intelligence. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Australia Eyes New Currency Regs That Could Crack Down On Bitcoin
August 17, 2017

Australia’s government has announced new regulations intended at strengthening the nation’s anti-money laundering efforts. The proposed legislation — which the government says will be fully outlined in a coming bill — will put bitcoin providers under the government’s financial intelligence unit. The bill will also increase...

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Geoswift, Western Union, UnionPay Launch Tuition Pay Promotion for Chinese Students
August 11, 2017

Geoswift, Western Union Business Solutions and UnionPay International have announced the latest joint tuition payment promotion available to Chinese students studying in other countries. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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China’s Central Bank Orders New Clearing House For Online Payment Groups
August 10, 2017

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has ordered all online payment companies to channel mobile payments through a new clearing house by next June, which could have an impact on the dominance of Ant Financial and Tencent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Flywire Seeing Strong Growth In Japan’s Education Market
August 09, 2017

Flywire, a provider of international payments and receivables solutions for businesses, schools and healthcare providers announced news on Tuesday (August 8) that it is seeing strong growth in the Japanese education market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...