Xiaomi International, the Chinese electronics company, is moving to grow its patent portfolio and also complete more strategic deals in preparation for a move into the U.S. market, Re/code reported Thursday (July 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
The formal rollout of Apple Pay in the United Kingdom began last week. But there have been some issues with the mobile payment system’s platform in the country, and 9to5Mac noted Friday (July 17) that the mass transit London Underground has seen a few glitches....
We at PYMNTS like to imagine that while the markets wait, watch and speculate today about the future of PayPal as an independent company, its employees are busily engaged in a company-wide sing-along of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird.” Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Samsung announced the launch of a trial service of its mobile payment solution Samsung Pay for select customers in Korea.
There are no hard sales numbers yet, but it looks like Amazon Prime Day may be a case of “customers said” vs. “company said.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
TimeOut, the media conglomerate that owns a series of publications covering leisure and life in major cities around the world, recently led a $10.7 million series A investment in Flypay, a startup based in the United Kingdom. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
An online forum, among one of the more successful English-language forays into cybercrime, was shut down on Wednesday (July 15), and authorities around the world arrested 28 people connected with the site, Forbes reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Coming out of the All-Star game last weekend, it is surprising that the curveball of the week didn’t come out of baseball. In fact, it didn’t even get pitched in the United States. No, this week in an epic fit of Apple being Apple, Cupertino...
The heads of Walmart’s Chinese eCommerce unit, Yihaodian.com, have left that company in order to “pursue their next venture,” the retailing giant said Wednesday (July 15). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
