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Will Tesco Inquiry Bring Sea Change To UK Payments?
January 27, 2016

In the United Kingdom, tremors over late payments may be spilling over into a seismic event. 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...

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Visa Europe Revenue Up 25 Percent To All-Time High
January 26, 2016

Visa Europe, the payments giant merging with its former parent company, Visa Inc., said early Tuesday (Jan. 26) that it had its most successful year ever in terms of revenue growth, as the top line grew by 25 percent to €2.31 billion for the year...

B2B Payments
Payments Landscape Going Universal
January 26, 2016

The payments industry is increasingly moving toward an omnichannel landscape, where transactions are expected to be accepted across any number of entities, in any number of locations, 24 hours a day and all year round. Such advances take some doing, and technology must do most...

International
Iran Faces Long Road To New Business
January 25, 2016

Iran’s banks are reconnecting to SWIFT, but banks are shying away from pushing anew into the country. Here’s what’s holding up the progress toward new investment.

International
Differing Views Of Central Banks And Markets
January 25, 2016

The volatility in equities and commodities thus far this year is not necessarily indicative of a change in the global economic outlook, Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, said Thursday (Jan. 21). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Samsung Pay Comes To Spain
January 25, 2016

Samsung Pay is coming to Spain, according to an announcement that the payments platform is now available through CaixaBank and through that bank’s mobile unit, imaginBank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Facebook Moves To Bypass China’s Censorship Rules
January 22, 2016

A quiet but important update to Facebook’s Android app will make it much easier for potential users in countries where state censors ban the service to gain access to the world’s largest social network. That includes nations like China and Iran and their combined population...

Europe
Tap-And-Go Cards Set Off ‘Family Fraud’ Boom In UK
January 22, 2016

As the use of tap-and-go cards is steadily on the rise in the U.K., it seems a particular species of fraud that sees the elderly being preyed upon by their slightly more tech-savvy friends and family is as well. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Flipkart Dominates Indian Mobile Commerce
January 21, 2016

In today’s globalized economy, it’s hard to maintain regional supremacy in any industry for long, but in the booming growth market that is mobile commerce in India, one company is seeing its competitors fade into the dust. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...