Payments Trends

EPI new EU payment system

Will that be Visa, Mastercard, or EPI?

Not only will Americans be banned from travel to Europe, the big US payment companies may soon face competition by a new credit card system in development by ...
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Fattmerchant launches new contactless payments solution for merchants

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 ...
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global mobile payments

COVID-19 crisis creates contactless payments growth

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 ...
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coronavirus payment preferences

Payments beyond the pandemic: What does the future of e-commerce hold?

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 ...
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Pandemic update: Visa Direct helps employees get emergency pay

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. ...
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POS lending is growing at 20% plus annually

ChargeAfter partners to grow POS financing technology and options for merchants, consumers

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 ...
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global payments news

June 5 Global news roundup:

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 ...
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COVID-19 relief payments

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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SMB payment delays grow

Plastiq launches new card acceptance product with one year free

The list of layoffs and Chapter 11 bankruptcies has now grown to include hallmark retailers including Forever 21, Pier 1, J Crew, Neiman Marcus, Stage Stores, Laura Ashley ...
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Payments NEXT global news roundup

May 15 Global payments news roundup: Dwolla, EBANX, IBM, TransUnion, Primer, more…

Welcome to another weekly Friday fintech, payments, and e-commerce news and business intelligence roundup. I don’t know about you we’re ready to start barbecuing even if it requires ...
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