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B2B cross-border payments may recover 30% by 2022

A new study from Juniper Research predicts the total value of B2B cross-border payments will reach $35 trillion in 2022 from a COVID-related low of $27 trillion in 2020. ...
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Canadians toss the cash, forgo bank branches, embrace contactless payments

New research from McKinsey shows Canadian consumers avoided cash and bank branches in May over the fear of COVID-19 and turned to contactless payments to fill the gap. ...
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Coronavirus stimulus check consumers are paying their bills and clinging to cash

If you were one of the fortunate 150 million or so US citizens to receive a $1200 COVID-19 Relief Check in April, you probably spent it paying bills ...
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Canadian credit unions and IBM plan new payments as a service platform

Credit unions in three Canadian provinces will be looking blue when it comes to modernizing their payments technology and platforms in a new eight-year, $100 million technology services ...
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Rapyd Asia payments research report: One size does not fit all

When it comes to payments across seven major countries in the Asia-Pacific region, new research from Rapyd tells us two key things. First, there is no single payment ...
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What’s the post-pandemic payments world look like?

As consumer buying behaviors change quickly during and post-pandemic, the payments world is also going through significant changes. While contactless payments were very slowly gaining traction, particularly in ...
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Two-thirds of international students prefer familiar tuition payment options

A new report by payments company Flywire says 67% of international students are concerned if they can’t use their tuition payment method of choice at UK universities. While ...
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Cashless or classless: The flaws in today’s payment debate

By: Steve Villegas, VP of Payment Partnerships at PPRO There is a constant debate on whether global economies should continue to offer cash payments or go cashless by ...
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Why 2020 is the year of cross-border e-commerce in Japan

Kelvin Phua, Global Head of Payment Networks at PPRO, explores the possibilities offered by the cross-border e-commerce market in Japan Japan is the world’s third-biggest economy. Its GDP per capita is ...
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Valentine’s Day 2020 will warm retailers’ hearts

US consumers are expected to spend more than $27.4 billion this year on Valentine’s Day, an increase of 32% from last year. That’s enough to make many retailers’ ...
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