National Payment Council wants lower bank card transaction fees

PHILIPSBURG — The National Payment Council (NPC), a platform for payment system policy dialogue focused in its second meeting in St. Maarten on ways to reduce bank card transaction fees. The NPC is chaired by the Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten (CBCS). It notes that due to the use of Master en Visa cards, payments at local stores are More...

CX Pay B.V. partners with Cybersource
MIAMI/WILLEMSTAD — Curaçao based CX Pay B.V. announced that the FinTech company has selected the payment and anti-fraud platform CyberSource, a Visa solution, to broaden its service offering, while further More...

Consumer protection remains elusive, in spite of existing laws
PHILIPSBURG — Curacao established its consumer foundation almost half a century ago, in 1975. The Fundashon pa Konsumidó provides information about price comparison and the quality of products and services More...

StMaartenNews.com launches SXM Side Hustles Video Series
~ Features roadside peanut hustler in first video interview~ PHILIPSBURG — StMaartenNews.com is excited to announce that a new video series entitled “SXM Side Hustles” is launched today, bringing awareness More...

All About The SXM Side Hustles
In an effort to bring awareness to the many ways you can make a little extra money here on St. Maarten as a side hustle besides your regular paying job, StMaartenNews.com decided to post a topic on this subject More...

Minister Doncher proud to have been able to establish Qredits microfinancing
~ Local entrepreneurs already getting help ~ PHILIPSBURG — Minister of Economic Affairs Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher has called the establishing of Qredits Microfinancing on St. Maarten as one of the accomplishments More...