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With new research showing a shift by consumers to contactless payments, technology provider Fattmerchant introduced a new suite of contactless payment tools for small business owners A recent survey conducted by Fattmerchant shows a shift in consumer payment preferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly ...

As business and consumers start to raise their heads from months of prolonged lockdowns due to the coronavirus crisis, the US payments industry is finally seeing growth in the use of contactless and automated payments. Traditionally, the US had lagged behind earlier adopters in SE ...

By Darrell Cox, CFO at Vena Solutions For companies today, being ready to pivot is—simply put—pivotal. Business conditions are ever-evolving, and change will continue to be constant. And as organizations look to navigate the road ahead, it’s strategic finance teams that are leading the way, ...

By James Booth, VP, Head of Partnerships EMEA at PPRO COVID-19 has shaken the global economy. Social distancing has drastically shifted consumer behavior and introduced a new set of challenges to stores and shoppers alike. For merchants, it has been difficult to manage a dip ...

Accounts payable and payment automation provider MineralTree announced new platform features and multicurrency payment processing capabilities for businesses sourcing products and services internationally. The new features allow users to automate the capture, processing, and approval of international invoices using the same platform and workflow used ...

Recent research by payments provider PayActiv showed the growing impact of the pandemic on those essential workers still employed despite unemployment in the US reaching 14.7% in April. The mid-March research showed serious concerns among employees surveyed as the pandemic began taking hold in the ...

Amazon Australia just set its sights on a brand-new market niche and the biggest players in the booze business down under and farther afield should be concerned. With online shopping habits shifting due to the impact of coronavirus, increased online sales of alcohol and growth ...

Point-of-sale (POS) funding technology platform ChargeAfter and Japanese venture capital firm MUFG Innovation Partners (MUIP) announced plans for a strategic investment to provide global e-commerce and brick-and-mortar retailers with the technology and tools to approve more applications for POS financing from multiple lenders in real-time. ...

Global payments platform Paysafe launched the Skrill Money Transfer service which allows customers to transfer money for free to friends and family in Mexico, India, and 16 other Asian and European countries. First launched in October 2018 in Europe, Skrill Money Transfer was designed to ...

Happy Friday and welcome to our weekly global payments news roundup. Lots of insight and business intelligence including what consumers are thinking, which retailers have had e-commerce success during the pandemic, new research reports, COVID-19 updates, fintech news, and much more news you can use. ...