| Lending Club launches same day loan settlements, Shopify launches retail gig marketplace, and the controversial global march of Face ID tech |  | | How Asia Is Revolutionizing The $70B X-Border Tuition Space Paying tuition locally â on a global scale. Thatâs the focus of Flywireâs recent partnership with JCB International: helping students pay tuition across borders, using the credit cards and currencies of their choice. Ryan Frere, Flywireâs vice president of global payments, tells Karen Webster that education isnât the only segment that has recognized the importance of paying local on a global scale. |
| Vrbo: Bringing Vacations Into The 2020s Travel is changing, and doing so in drastic ways. Payments stand as the main thread that can unify all those changes and experiences. In a new PYMNTS discussion, Mike Sutter, chief of commercial staff and general manager of eCommerce for Vrbo, predicts whatâs coming next, and why urban travel and Asian consumers will play a big role in that future. |
| Brexit And Beyond: Crossing The International eCommerce Tax Rubicon The eCommerce tax policies are fragmented across the globe, and missteps cost money. Richard Asquith, vice president of global indirect tax at Avalara, tells PYMNTS of the tax-related challenges awaiting firms large and small as they sell across the globe â with Brexit looming as a potential disaster in the making. |
| The Slow, Controversial Global March Of Face ID Tech India is testing facial recognition tech at the New Delhi airport — just the latest high-profile example of how it’s being used to secure highly trafficked areas. Some applaud the latest advance in security, but others aren’t so sure. We break it down for you to decide. |
| | Payments And The Platform Economy Playbook™ | | What Parking Marketplaces Can Learn From Airbnb With 225 million U.S. drivers, parking can be a tight squeeze. Of course, marketplaces are vying to solve the parking problem â but enticing drivers and driveway lenders to participate takes more than just offering an app and competitive prices. In the latest Payments And The Platform Economy Playbook, Tim Wootton, CEO of parking platform Rover Parking, discusses why seamless payments are key to engagement, and how Airbnbâs playbook is helping the company compete. |
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