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Klarna off rails? Losses increase as does regulatory scrutiny

26 Aug 21 @ 09:48

Klarna’s losses increased significantly in Q2 as the BNPL company continued the pace of growth ahead of a possible IPO. Recently valued at $46 billion in an investment round led... read more

Infographic: Success in the new age of retail

24 Aug 21 @ 09:43

The pandemic has drastically shifted consumer retail habits, including payment behaviour and preferences. Here’s three ways retail decision makers can thrive in this new age:  

Global voices 2021 – Cross-border insights survey

23 Aug 21 @ 14:53

The COVID-19 pandemic, which took hold of the global consciousness a year ago, has shaped and revealed many things about the world of retail and commerce. With lockdowns came new... read more

Australian Payments Network reports increase in card fraud

20 Aug 21 @ 13:48

New data released by the payments industry self-regulatory body, Australian Payments Network (AusPayNet), has shown a slight increase in online card fraud in 2020 as the shift to online payments... read more

BLIK sees huge increase in the popularity of P2P instant payments

20 Aug 21 @ 13:18

From April to June 2021, BLIK users completed nearly 176 million transactions worth PLN 24 billion. At that time, the number of BLIK’s P2P instant payments was growing the fastest... read more

Infographic: Cryptocurrency at POS as a means of payment

19 Aug 21 @ 10:44

As is widely known, PayPal and Square have announced they are accepting cryptocurrency at POS as a means of payment, while Visa and Mastercard have also recently confirmed they will... read more

2021 Debit Issuer Study confirms accelerated transformation to Debit

18 Aug 21 @ 13:14

The 2021 Debit Issuer Study, commissioned by Discover Financial Services, portrays a debit market evolving with the rapid transformation of commerce. Response to the COVID-19 pandemic prompted US consumers to make... read more

BNPL and mobile set to push global e-commerce value to $6 trillion

17 Aug 21 @ 13:03

The retail e-commerce market is estimated to grow by 53% globally by 2024, with the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) sector expected to see the second-largest increase in market share,... read more

Feature: Cryptocurrency acceptance – Digital currencies hit the mainstream

13 Aug 21 @ 11:42

In the last eighteen months, even formerly “anti” gurus such as JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon and Goldman Sachs’ Lloyd Blankfein have changed their tune on cryptocurrency. Having previously described the... read more

Indian e-commerce industry set to grow by 141% to $111.4 billion

11 Aug 21 @ 12:28

With the COVID-19 pandemic denting consumer sentiment due to the imposed travel restrictions and lockdowns in India, the retail industry has been at the forefront of the economic disruption. As... read more

Payments sector keeps top spot for FinTech investment in record H1 2021

11 Aug 21 @ 11:07

Overall global FinTech funding across M&A, PE, and VC deals soared to a new high in H1 2021, according to KPMG’s Pulse of FinTech, a bi-annual report on FinTech investment... read more

Report: Global voices 2021 – Cross border e-commerce insights

09 Aug 21 @ 13:45

The COVID-19 pandemic, which took hold of the global consciousness a year ago, has shaped and revealed many things about the world of retail and e-commerce. With lockdowns came new... read more

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Visa turns the card into an identity credential

12 May 26 @ 15:44

Visa has launched a new tap-based authentication technology that could reshape how banks verify customers in mobile banking environments. [caption id="atta... more

Santander backs Ebury’s next phase with fresh funding

05 May 26 @ 16:52

Banco Santander has reinforced its commitment to Ebury after taking part in a funding round of about £550mn for the cross-border payments and trade finance fin... more

RBC and BMO weigh sale of Moneris as banks retreat from merchant acquiring

06 May 26 @ 16:43

Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal are reportedly in talks to sell Moneris, their jointly owned payments processing business, to Francisco Partners, in a... more