Payments Trends

Oct 15 PaymentsNEXT news

Oct 15 Global payments news roundup & what’s trending

We’ve got a rapid-fire global payments news roundup from our long list of sources we follow. All the payments news you can use, including UK contactless card limit ...
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Dog Days news edition

Aug 31 Global payments news roundup

As we approach the end of the dog days of summer, we’ve got a roundup highlighting the latest global payments news. We start with a look at the ...
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Aug 18 global payments news

August 18: PaymentsNEXT Global payment news roundup

Lots of global payment news rolling out as PayPal cancels international BNPL fees, Paysafe spends $441 million to acquire SafetyPay, record half-year VC fintech investment of $98 billion, ...
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PaymentsNEXT - Global payments news

Aug 11 Global payments news roundup

The worldwide payments news keeps on rolling, and we’ve got a roundup to keep you current. Merchants and Amazon are upping their efforts to get lower credit card ...
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real-time payments research

Real-time business payments in Canada take a giant step

By Jeff Domansky Interac Corp and 13 leading Canadian financial institution members launched Interac e-Transfer for Business, providing real-time digital payments to personal and commercial bank accounts with confirmation ...
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global payments news and research

July 24 – Global payments news roundup

After wrestling with alligators and hosting issues, we’re back with the latest payments news from around the world. Lots going on, so check it out. Visa acquires Currencycloud, ...
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Branson-Bezos bragging rights

July 2 global payments news roundup

Out of this world! That pretty much sums up this week’s global payments news, and it’s only Friday. Branson and Bezos may be trying to be the first ...
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cash flow problems

Cash flow constrictions cramping small business growth

By Jeff Domansky The majority of small businesses in six countries (60%) experience cash flow issues at some point, so it’s no surprise 89% of small business owners ...
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PayPal merchant fee increase

What’s behind PayPal’s new US payment pricing strategy?

By Jeff Domansky Understandably, PayPal’s new payment pricing strategy attracted a lot of attention. After all, the company is one of the biggest in the payment industry, with ...
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PayNearMe enables Walmart bill payments

Shoppers can pay bills in cash at any Walmart MoneyCenter

By Jeff Domansky, June 9, 2021 Fintech PayNearMe will enable millions of Walmart shoppers to pay their bills with cash by displaying a scannable code on their mobile ...
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