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International
Trump’s Mexico Wall To Be Built On Remittances?
April 05, 2016

Fund the Trump Wall by cutting off fund flows to Mexico? Unlikely.

International
OECD Issues New eCommerce Guidelines
April 05, 2016

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a consortium of 34 nations worldwide, said Monday that it has issued new, revised guidelines geared toward protecting consumers, and expanding their trust, as they conduct eCommerce. The Federal Trade Commission, in turn, said it welcomed those rules....

International
Western Union Launches Small B2B Payments Network
April 05, 2016

The segment of Western Union known as Western Union Business Solutions, geared toward payments services, said on Monday (April 5) that it is launching WU EDGE, a digital platform that focuses on international trade among small to mid-sized companies. The platform is getting its debut...

International
Kabbage Partners With Santander To Serve UK SMBs
April 05, 2016

Grupo Santander subsidiary Santander UK said on Monday (April 4) that it will license the Kabbage Platform in an effort to increase small to mid-sized business lending in the United Kingdom. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

International
Uphold Brings India X-Border Payments
April 01, 2016

Uphold, a cloud-based financial platform, has made a big move in the cross-border payments space by bringing its services to India. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

International
Chinese Hackers Send FBI Fruit Baskets For Cracking iPhone
April 01, 2016

The saga between the FBI and Apple over the infamous San Bernardino iPhone took a series of unexpected turns this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Swiss Banks Eye Retail Mobile Payments Collaboration
March 31, 2016

Who says mobile payments always have to be a competition? 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 this...

India OKs Foreign eCommerce Marketplace Investments
March 30, 2016

If there is one thing every startup needs to succeed — other than an innovative idea — it’s a steady and sizable flow of capital to keep all the gears in motion. On Tuesday (March 29), India took a big step forward in joining the globalized economy,...

Latin America
The Business And Politics Of Pricing Trips To Cuba
March 29, 2016

President Obama’s official state visit to Cuba marked the first time the top elected U.S. official had done so in nearly 90 years. Despite the time between trips, Air Force One still managed to navigate smoothly enough to and from its destination, and remarks by both...