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International
TNS Accepted By COIN
September 07, 2016

TNS has succeeded in joining the Australian Payments Clearing Association’s COIN network. For TSN, the company gains access to a bigger market, including clients who would otherwise not do business with out-of-network providers.

International
Novatti Shares Soar 67 Percent On WeChat Distribution
September 06, 2016

Australia is becoming, increasingly, a haven for mobile payments. Tencent is making WeChat’s mobile wallet available to Chinese students in the country. The mobile payment system is being marketed to Chinese tourists and students studying abroad. The availability was announced this month by mobile payments...

Europe
Payday Loan Complaints Spike In The UK
September 06, 2016

The first six months of 2016 have not been good for U.K. payday lenders’ relationships with their client base — complaints have gone up markedly since the beginning of the year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

International
Jack Ma Asked To Advise Indonesia’s eCommerce Industry
September 06, 2016

A video released by the Indonesian government showed the Southeast Asian country is on the hunt for a new advisor for its eCommerce sector. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Waving Goodbye To Andela, Hello To Flutterwave
September 06, 2016

What could motivate someone to leave a Mark Zuckerberg-funded startup to tackle one of the hardest problems in payments? Iyinoluwa Aboyeji did just that in order to unlock Africa’s $380B payments opportunity. He told Karen Webster how Flutterwave wants to streamline payments to consumers and...

International
Alipay Europe Expansion Gets Help From Wirecard
September 05, 2016

Alipay‘s expansion into Europe got some help from Germany’s Wirecard, which has created a mobile app that enables retailers to accept and process Alipay payments via a QR code scan. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

International
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Says The Future Is In Africa
September 02, 2016

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg applauded the entrepreneurial spirit in Africa in his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa, saying the future will be built in the region. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

International
StoreHippo Readies For India Mobile Commerce Boom
September 01, 2016

The eCommerce-as-a-Service boom has enabled retailers to more easily launch online stores and sell their goods, but one startup has taken that solution to the next level. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Nordic Payments Firm Announces Plans For IPO
September 01, 2016

Back in February, PYMNTS reported speculation around plans for an IPO for Nets, Scandinavia’s biggest payments firm. Now, the business has announced that plans are in place to go public. Nets has applied for an IPO in a partial share sale, which analysts predict will...