Facebook-owned instant messaging service WhatsApp may be making a digital payments play in its largest global market — India. This would be the firm’s first such move anywhere on Earth. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Donald Trump’s immigration policies may or may not be good for America. But, the world’s biggest travel companies claimed, they are definitely bad for tourism. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
American companies looking to break into India’s burgeoning digital marketplace are time and time again running up against stiff competition from local startups and their major financial backer, China. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Samsung managed to take up most of the oxygen in the mobile room this week — and the big show included the world’s introduction to the new Galaxy phone, Bixby, VR, Samsung Pass, and Samsung Pay’s and Visa Checkout’s partnership to bring Samsung Pay to the online world. It was quite...
Two laptops containing the personal information of Hong Kong’s 3.7 million registered voters have been stolen. A statement released by the Hong Kong Electoral Office confirmed the stolen data included names, addresses and identity card numbers of voters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
The European Commission is hoping to consult with the public concerning the growing market of financial technology as the agency looks to manage policies in the sector. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
In the ongoing investigation into one of the biggest and more brazen bank robberies seen to date, and done digitally, The Wall Street Journal reports that federal prosecutors are “building cases” against North Korea that would point toward that nation as being behind the pilfering...
With technology companies and telecom players battling it out for supremacy in India, the market just got more competitive after Vodafone, a U.K. carrier, announced it was combining its India unit with Idea Cellular, the operator based in India. Get the Full Story Complete the...
At the China Development Forum in Beijing on Sunday (March 19), Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga shared how the proliferation of connected devices has opened the door for China to upgrade its cybersecurity framework in order to keep pace with increasing digital connectivity and integration. Get...
