International

UK’s Velocity Acquires Cover Restaurant Payment App
September 23, 2015

Velocity, the restaurant payment application that is based in the United Kingdom, is making an acquisition of its U.S. competitor, Cover, VentureBeat reported Tuesday (Sept. 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Visa Struts Contactless Pay At London Fashion Week
September 22, 2015

In the midst of London’s Fashion Week, Visa is pushing contactless pay in a fashionable way. 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...

Apple Pay Moves Into China
September 21, 2015

In a first and important step toward making Apple Pay available in China, Apple reportedly registered an entity in the Shanghai free-trade zone late last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Looking Up, Looking Out And Looking Lost – Visa, Fraud And Monitise
September 21, 2015

Historically speaking, September 21 is an auspicious day for big beginnings. 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...

Big Commerce Across The China-Russia Border
September 21, 2015

DEK: Mozido’s TradeEase platform enabling commerce between Russia and China is big news not just for those two countries, but for the cross-border payments ecosystem as a whole. Ron Hynes, President of Global Markets at Mozido, explains why.

No Rate Hike: A Short-Term Boon for eCommerce. Maybe.
September 18, 2015

“Will they or won’t they” – that question has been answered by the Federal Reserve. For now at least. 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...

Alibaba’s First Public Year: The Highs, The Lows
September 18, 2015

[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text css_animation=””]“I’ve been thinking about the next five or ten years and how I can make sure these shareholders be happy. The very important thing is to make these guys happy. If they are successful, we’ll all be happy. That’s what...

International
China Presses For Backdoors To US Tech Products
September 18, 2015

China’s burgeoning economy and newly minted middle class promise lucrative profits for tech companies capable of breaking into the country, but a political challenge could throw a wrench into the plans of companies like Facebook and Apple. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B Payments
How Technology is Changing the Money Transfer Landscape
September 18, 2015

In fragmented industries, opportunity comes with innovation. That’s especially true in the remittance arena, which is marked by a relatively slow, paper-based way of moving money around. But that’s changing. Eric Barbier, who is the founder and chief executive officer of TransferTo, which bills itself...