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 what’s ahead for 2022, we were thrilled with the responses and willingness to go on the record ...
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Payments Trends
Payments Trends
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 also create new challenges, including offering local or regional consumers their choice of payment preferences. A report ...
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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 professionals looking for future payment-flow improvements. As a keen observer of payment industry trends and new developments, ...
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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. As the title suggests, it’s a must to be constantly evolving – both as a business and ...
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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 from $74 billion in 2020. That cost the average US household $925 in additional hidden costs compared ...
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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 increases, ACI Worldwide’s latest Fraud Index, state of European checkouts in 2021, PayPal Latin America strategy, Veem, ...
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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 big dogs Amazon and Affirm tying up in a blockbuster buy now pay later deal. Korea penalizes ...
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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, T-Mobile’s disastrous hacking, increased automated fraud, and retail companies reporting the latest quarterly results (Walmart, Target) and ...
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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 transaction fees. BNPL is gaining status and money. Acquisitions abound, 85% of mobile apps have critical vulnerabilities, ...
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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 of funds received within seconds. Recent research by Interac showed 83% of business leaders want new commercial ...
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