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As perhaps the world's most wide-reaching, comprehensive data protection rule, the General Data Protection Regulation is having a ripple effect that almost seemed inevitable.

The U.S. fintech hopes its service will help encourage financial inclusion in Mexico, where 65 percent of the population is in the informal economy.

Recent data from NCUA showed a lot of positives for the industry, but it also revealed some potentially worrisome trends.

Walmart is already a retail heavyweight, and it has never shied from innovative projects to change the way people pay.

In the past few years the Chinese government has loosened restrictions on foreign travel, enabling millions of its citizenry to visit foreign lands. Along with a greater ability to travel is the enhanced prosperity Chinese consumers have reaped at home — and now bring with them on vacations to purchase foreign goods.

A wide range of Republican priorities that affect the payment, retail and fintech industries could stall or entirely flame out if Democrats make substantial gains in Tuesday’s midterm elections.

Despite the fervor over mobile wallets and banking, one day consumers may never need to open a dedicated bank or payment app.

Chinese tourists visiting the U.S. and Canada will be able to use Alipay at HMSHost-operated restaurants in most major airports.

India’s government has been aggressively (and, at times, dramatically) pro-digital commerce — but not necessarily when it involves foreign companies.

Getting companies to share fraud fighting intel is a tough game, but Forter has played it well enough to draw a fresh round of funding to boost the Israeli fintech's profile in the U.S.