| For ICOs, Smoke, Sizzle Or SOS?
Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) are in, and digital currency has heralded a brave new world of speculation, open to one and all. Largely unregulated, ICOs carry the lure of great gains â and the risk of spectacular flameouts, begging the questions: Why do ICOs matter, who gets hurt when they do bust and where are they headed as regulators level their respective gazes on these offerings around the globe? Read More... |
| Where In The World Is Alipay?
Talk about a growth spurt. Four continents, 14 currencies, 70 countries and 500 million users strong, Alipay is on a global mission to reach 2 billion users in the next ten years. So, where in the world is Alipay making life easier for Chinese tourists traveling outside China today, where does it have its eye on for tomorrow and where is it meeting a few headwinds? We break it down.
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| Labor Day Edition â American Express, Pizza Wars and Wells Fargo
While most of the world is enjoying the last full weekend of summer, thereâs no rest for the weary in payments and commerce land. American Express is trying on a new customer base, Pizza Hut and Dominoâs are duking it out in the pizza ring and Wells Fargo made good on its promise that there was even more bad news to come. Dive right on in. Read More... |
| | PYMNTS Gig Economy Index | | The Gig Economy â A Labor Day Tribute
As Americans celebrate Labor Day by not laboring, we thought it appropriate to pay a special tribute to the gig worker. The workers we used to call âfreelancersâ have a whole new way of reliably getting jobs â now called gigs â which has only increased their interest in participating in the labor force in this way. So, who are these gig workers, and how does payments drive their satisfaction with the marketplaces in which they work? Wonder no more. Read More... |
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