Uber is further strengthening its presence in the Southeast Asian region with the launch of its ride-hailing service in Lahore, Pakistan. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
In a huge investment coup for an African company, representing one of the largest technology company fundraising tallies on the continent, Africa Internet Group has garnered €225 million from a series of investors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Until last year, it seemed like there was no ceiling the Chinese economy couldn’t simply break through, but as the country’s long-term economic crisis continues, some retailers are seeing their previously impenetrable profit margins dissolving into dust. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
For Barclays, the British bank, it’s stiff upper lip time. 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...
Starbucks will grow its global footprint into a new region next year. 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...
Much like the Industrial Revolution 200 years before it, there are few regions of the world that the new age of eCommerce has not touched. Now that high-speed Internet access is becoming more common, even in undeveloped areas, previously inaccessible markets are becoming just the...
A last-minute hitch might just put an end to Taiwan’s Foxconn’s proposed takeover of Japanese electronic maker Sharp. According to Reuters, Foxconn has reportedly tabled the deal in the face of some last-minute discoveries of previously undisclosed liability. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
The GSMA said on Monday (Feb. 22) that it has launched what is known as the Connected Women Commitment Initiative, which the collection of mobile phone operators and other firms said represents a commitment to reducing what it termed the “mobile gender gap.” Get the Full...
The banking sector has had its share of woes, from stock declines to the threat of earnings pressure and outsized energy loans on the books, raising the specter of missed payments from the oil patch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
