The $1.9 trillion payments industry is getting a lot of attention and billions of dollars of investment from venture capitalists these days, according to a CNBC report. That makes for a lot of potential new payments industry unicorns on the horizon. Pitchbook Data, which monitors ...
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Payments Trends
Payments Trends
After a week of subpoenas, bank intrigue, and political drama, we thought you’d enjoy a simple global payments news roundup leading into the US Memorial Day long weekend. First, we look into why cash is still used by 31% of US consumers. We explore why ...
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Here at Payments NEXT, we love to explore the world of payments of all kinds from credit and debit cards and the latest fintech innovations to mobile, contactless, cashless, biometrics, POS, and every future payment possibility on the horizon. Once in a while, it’s important ...
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Remember when you last went looking for a pay phone and found one? I can’t. It’s probably been 15 years. We could be seeing the early stages of a similar trend for ATMs if a new research report from London-based RBR is any indication. Researchers ...
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The cost benefits and ROI of fintech in the financial industry are so obvious, why is business still so slow to adopt many new technologies that can positively impact their bottom line? A new report for AvidXchange by Levvel Research offers insight into some of ...
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Busy, busy week in the payments industry and we’ve got highlights for you. Vox looks at the fascinating success story of Amazon Prime and its impact on e-commerce. Wayfair’s 2019 Way Day event was another big sales success. We look into PPRO’s Almanac 2.0 of ...
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Welcome to the weekly global payments news roundup from Payments NEXT. Fintech company Resolve launched its B2B payments platform. A New York student sued Apple for $1 billion for his arrest due to mistaken facial recognition. Equifax acquires PayNet to tackle the small to midsize ...
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Forrester Research says B2B e-commerce will reach $1.8 trillion by 2023 and make up 17% of B2B sales. Fintech startup Resolve aims to disrupt the painfully slow, traditional business finance model with its automated payments platform offering extended net terms for customers of B2B sellers. ...
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It’s a holiday weekend ahead but we’ve still got your global payments news roundup to keep you current. MasterCard purchased POS loans platform Vyze while Amazon announced plans to depart the China online marketplace. We’ve got a look at contactless cards in the US and ...
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A new Transaction Network Services (TNS) report shows connected car and other internet of things (IoT) payments are getting traction with consumers. The survey of more than 3100 consumers in the US, UK, and Australia shows 26% of respondents that own a voice assistant have ...
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