Payments Trends

2021 PayPal earnings

New account bots swamp PayPal with 4.5 million phony accounts

By Jeff Domansky As PayPal’s CFO saw Tuesday, some earnings calls provoke unexpected consequences. In an effort at transparency, and because it is material, CFO John Rainey revealed ...
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payment disruptions ahead

Visa and Mastercard’s new approach to direct selling explained

How the regulatory environment is changing to protect consumers, and what that means for specialized businesses By Shaun Lavelle, SVP & General Manager, Direct Marketing, Paysafe Group One ...
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digital identity authentication

3 trends driving the digital identity market in 2022

By Rodger Desai, Prove Co-Founder & CEO As we evolve into a more phone-centric and mobile-first world, digital identification is becoming a powerful tool to enable safer and ...
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global payments news

Jan 16 Global payments news roundup

Payment industry leaders are gearing up for a year of continued growth, a competitive and challenging business environment, and a few unknowns in the year ahead. Here’s what ...
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payment industry predictions 2022

Payment industry leader predictions for 2022 – Pt 2

Seismic payments shift ahead Doug Hall 2022 is shaping up to be a year of seismic change in the payments business. In Part 1 of our series and ...
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Payment predictions 2022

Payment industry leader predictions for 2022 – Pt 1

The end of fintech as we know it? Doug Hall As we reached out to payment industry leaders for a look back at the year and predictions about ...
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alternate payments growing

Alternate payment methods building business revenue faster

By Jeff Domansky As cross-border business grows, alternate payment methods (APMs) are gaining popularity for their direct impact on the bottom line. New markets generate new revenue but ...
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faster global payments

Virtual cards, faster repayments, easy use top corporate payment acceptance priorities

By Douglas Hall, Publisher, PaymentsNEXT New research conducted by Invoiced and PaymentsNEXT found virtual cards, faster repayments, and easier use were among the top priorities for corporate payment ...
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B2B payments automation future

B2B payments: What got you here won’t get you there

By Flint Lane, Founder & CEO, Billtrust One of the most important books I’ve ever read is What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith. ...
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hidden fees up 37 percent

Hidden costs of paying US household bills jumped 37% in 2021

By Jeff Domansky US households spent more than $4.4 trillion on household bill payments in 2020. Unfortunately, the hidden costs with paying bills soared 37.6% to $119 billion ...
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