At times, the market couldn’t tell whether the company was making a turn toward profitability or falling down a rabbit hole of losses it may never emerge from. Amid the market turmoil, Square made some solid moves that expand its capabilities for customers and will help grow revenue organically — and there’s evidence the plan is working.
Category: MasterCard
China’s Year of Cat-and-Mouse With Insurance Buyers in Hong Kong
It’s a game of cat-and-mouse that has gone on for most of this year, with Beijing showing no signs of winning yet. Each time China tightens up on money flowing out of the country for purchases of Hong Kong insurance, new routes seem to emerge.
Chinese Buying Insurance in Hong Kong Said to Face Further Curbs
Chinese residents buying insurance in Hong Kong will no longer be able to swipe their credit cards multiple times to get around previously imposed curbs intended to slow sales, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Purchases of insurance in Hong Kong using MasterCard Inc. and Visa Inc. credit cards issued in China have been capped at $5,000 per insurance product, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the changes haven’t been made public.