April 17, 2018
South Korea: KFTC investigates Google Play over marketplace abuse
Google Play is currently under investigation by the South Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC). It appears the ubiquitous marketplace could have been abusing its position to pressure game developers to...
April 17, 2018
Apple Works On Magazine Subscription Service
As Apple seeks to bring in more revenue from online services and content, the tech company plans to integrate the technology behind Texture into its Apple News mobile app and develop...
April 17, 2018
Worldpay: ‘Future-Proofing’ The POS
The next big thing is not often easy to spot. Sometimes, the thing that everyone sees coming fails to actually show up. Need proof? Check out the PYMNTS/InfoScout mobile wallet...
April 16, 2018
BlackRock Co-Founder Says Chinese Tech Companies Could Disrupt Finance
As Chinese tech companies ramp up their efforts to offer financial services, BlackRock Co-Founder Robert Kapito said that existing Western firms may struggle to compete. “This is a story that...
April 16, 2018
Supreme Court Might Reconsider Rule On Online Shopping Sales Tax
More than 40 states are asking the Supreme Court to reconsider a rule that allows a business to skip collecting a state’s sales tax if it is shipping to a...
April 15, 2018
What Role For Fairness in EU Competition Policy and Enforcement?
Posted by Lexology What Role For Fairness in EU Competition Policy and Enforcement? Is this perception well-founded? And does it represent a new policy trend towards ‘social justice’ objectives or...
April 13, 2018
Entersekt: Banks And The ‘Transaction Pipe’ Trap
When a customer uses a credit or debit card at the point of sale, Entersekt chief commercial officer Dewald Nolte told PYMNTS in a recent conversation, there is certainty: certainty of experience,...
April 12, 2018
How Tech Companies Are Backing The Future Of Retail Through...
Tech companies are spending big on research and development (R&D). In 2017, for example, FactSet found that five U.S. tech companies invested a total of $76 billion in the field...
April 12, 2018
US Bank Mobilizes Mastercard Corporate Cards
U.S. Bank is mobilizing Mastercard commercial card products, the financial institution (FI) announced on Wednesday (April 11). In a press release, U.S. Bank Corporate Travel Card said it will now...