The luxury car unit of Volkswagen, Audi, has agreed to boost its in-place efforts with a series of China-based technology groups in an effort to bring more digital capability to the world’s biggest auto market, said Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Sri Lanka, aiming to develop a national payment system by 2020, is moving to adopt a chip card system before the end of 2017. According to a report, citing the central bank, the move is part of Sri Lanka’s multi-pronged national payment system initiative. Get the Full...
In a controversy that may bring Middle East politics to the payments realm, PayPal is being petitioned by dozens of Palestinian firms to let the platform work for those Palestinians based in the West Bank and Gaza. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg visited sub-Saharan Africa for the first time in August, shining a huge spotlight on the growing tech center within Nigeria. Not only did Zuckerberg’s visit bring a boost to Nigerian startups, but it solidified that the tech scene in Lagos may...
Overdue credit card debt in China was up 4.9 percent in the second quarter, as measured sequentially, Reuters reported on Thursday (Sept. 8). The data came from the country’s central bank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Is China looming as the biggest threat to global economic stability? 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 Today. By completing...
The tech industry may mean free food, but it’s also marked by long hours, stress, coding errors, hacking — and burnout. 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...
When a major shipping player, like Hanjin, sails into financial uncertainty, the ripple effects are myriad and expensive. As of now, there is around $14 billion in goods currently stranded at sea and a legion of owners trying to get them back to land and...
Google is gearing up to develop a website in India, dubbed Bharat Saves, offering consumers information on financial planning. 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...
