September 02, 2013
Germany: Watchdog okays real estate buyout

Germany’s Federal Cartel Office has reportedly cleared the acquisition of real estate firm GSW Immobilien by property developer Deutsche Wohen, the involved parties announced Friday. Reports value the exchange at...

August 20, 2013
To See Future Of Mobile Commerce, Look To 1950s

PYMNTS.com Summer School 2013 is in the books, and with three days of interactive live cases, insightful modules and once-in-a-lifetime interactions, the event did Harvard’s distinguished lecture halls justice. This was...

August 20, 2013
What PerkStreet’s Demise Means For “Neobanks”

Welcome to PYMNTS.com’s VC Voices: a weekly column where we bring you commentary from the best of the best around the world of payments investment. Want to know what the...

August 15, 2013
SpendingPulse: Retailers Shouldn’t Bank On Back To School Sales

By Ben Carsley, Managing Editor (@BC_PYMNTS) Retailers counting on back-to-school sales to boost their revenues may want to have a backup plan ready. That’s one key takeaway from the July...

August 09, 2013
Latinas Control Lion’s Share Of $1.2T Hispanic Spending

By Pete Rizzo, Editor (@pete_rizzo_) Hispanic consumers are projected to comprise 30 percent of the population by 2060, but new research has revealed it will be Hispanic women, not Hispanic...

August 07, 2013
UK Shoppers Are Gone In 6 Minutes

Time is money for British consumers, and if these shoppers are left waiting for too long then retailers can expect to lose lots of money from abandoned baskets. On average,...

August 05, 2013
India: Dominance abuse accusations against realty firm dismissed by CCI

Allegations of abuse of dominance against realty firm BPTP were dismissed on July 31 by the Competition Commission of India, reports revealed. In an official statement, the CCI said the...

August 01, 2013
Singapore: Shopping malls get competition watchdog’s attention

Singapore’s anti-competition regulator announced a new study on the nation’s shopping mall industry to review the growing trend of malls being forced into real estate investment trusts and to assess...

July 22, 2013
Finding The Formula For Payment System Efficiencies

Businesses around the world in the payments industry are often guilty of running operations through a fragmented system. This approach is inefficient and comes with many downsides. Having multiple third-party...