A decade ago, when Brazil’s RecargaPay first debuted, a glance around the global payments ecosystem would have shown a similar pattern. The world’s largest digital payment companies at the time — PayPal and Alipay — got their start inside of marketplaces, RecargaPay Founder and CEO...
Google Pay and PhonePe, digital payment providers, are collaborating with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to offer recurring payments, Moneycontrol.com reported, citing banking sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
IAC, the New York-based global media and internet giant, is betting that an investment of $1 billion in MGM Resorts International will pay off in online gambling, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
India has seen a steady stream of digital payments since it locked down to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but the nation of 1.3 billion suffers from either a lack of internet or low-speed service, preventing many residents from taking part in touchless payments. Get...
Huawei has entered the cloud-based digital payment space. 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 form, you...
Cash was long king in Nigeria despite more than a decade of efforts to bring cashless options to consumers, Jay Alabraba, co-founder of Nigerian payments platform Paga, told Karen Webster. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
People in the developed world tend to have skewed views of developing countries that they’re unlikely to ever visit — like Cambodia, according to Matthew Tippetts, co-founder and CEO of Phnom Penh-based payments platform Clik. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Utah has joined a growing number of states that have given the green light to low-income residents to shop for groceries online using their federal food aid benefits. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Japan’s history of mobile payments progress is one of the more curious stories in the field. 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...
