11 Jan 23 @ 10:34
A new white paper from Tribe Payments surveys 1,000 small and medium merchants (SMEs) in major European markets to find out what they need from acquirers. The results show merchant needs... read more
10 Jan 23 @ 15:39
Coming directly after Santander announced its new platform, research published by Kriya, shows that the leaders of UK B2B firms do not plan to offer BNPL on their e-commerce sites... read more
09 Jan 23 @ 17:00
Santander says it is set to launch a B2B (business-to-business) BNPL service aimed at the corporate sector. In what Santander claims to be the first of its kind, its corporate... read more
05 Jan 23 @ 12:00
The news that A2A payments provider Venmo has been added by Amazon as a payment method feels like a watershed moment. For years, industry chat has talked about the potential... read more
04 Jan 23 @ 17:24
As consumer attitudes change and technology develops, it’s time for virtual cards to become more prevalent. According to cloud services firm Mambu, two-thirds of consumers expect their bank to deliver... read more
04 Jan 23 @ 09:00
A new forecast from UK Finance predicts that debit cards will be the overwhelming favourite way for UK consumers to pay in ten years’ time. It also forecasts the decline... read more
03 Jan 23 @ 13:21
Today’s leading financial institutions still operate outdated card and payment platforms from the 1990s and need to change. But why are so many opting to patch their systems up, rather... read more
03 Jan 23 @ 12:52
For some time, the US credit card business has struggled with burgeoning costs and decreasing profitability. Now a range of factors – including rising inflation, a weakening economy and increased... read more
03 Jan 23 @ 12:28
A new white paper from Tribe Payments outlines the huge opportunities for acquirers in the digital economy. In the last 10 years, the way consumers pay has changed beyond all... read more
15 Dec 22 @ 10:30
As one of the world’s most popular ways to pay, digital wallets have had a remarkable impact in the last decade. But as Waleed Khalid, CEO at NassWallet explains, their... read more
14 Dec 22 @ 12:49
Up to $89 billion (4.6%) of global payment revenues could be at risk in the next three years for banks that are slow to offer next generation payments options, according... read more
09 Dec 22 @ 14:10
Global merchant acquiring volume is set to hit $41 trillion in volume by 2026, with fresh impetus coming from skyrocketing e-commerce growth, soaring contactless usage and a reshaping of business... read more
05 Dec 22 @ 19:27
The rising cost of leverage as well as volatile valuations amidst a global economic downturn and tightening monetary policies have been identified as the greatest challenges facing the private equity... read more
01 Dec 22 @ 17:08
More than one quarter of UK consumers are turning to Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) schemes, according to Forbes Advisor, which researched consumer behaviour and attitudes towards BNPL service, as... read more
29 Nov 22 @ 17:31
TikTok is ramping up its social commerce platform to diversify its revenues amid a slowdown in digital advertising. Social commerce, where users can buy items without leaving the social media... read more
17 Nov 22 @ 18:04
Enterprises use a permissioned blockchain — known as an enterprise blockchain — to speed up business processes, improve transparency, and reduce costs. The private nature of enterprise blockchains makes them... read more
16 Nov 22 @ 18:09
With a young, dynamic population and a growing economy, Brazil is a hot market for global payments players. But will endemic fraud problems and technical challenges blunt its attraction? There’s... read more
15 Nov 22 @ 16:25
As part of our ongoing quest to demystify the hype and find the truth in payments, we take a look at the latest buzz-word, “embedded payments” and ask what it... read more
09 Nov 22 @ 18:01
Elon Musk has taken over as CEO of Twitter. There may be many reasons why the worlds nuttiest (richest) man paid $44 billion for the loss making enterprise including to... read more
09 Nov 22 @ 17:23
The news that Amazon will now allow its US customers to make payments through Venmo alongside the card schemes at its checkout is momentous. While Amazon already offers many payment... read more
27 Sep 26 @ 18:53
Six major banks have joined forces to establish principles for trusted agentic commerce, warning that the rapid adoption of AI shopping agents could outpace exi... more
27 Sep 26 @ 18:52
Seven major UK financial institutions have completed the first live customer transactions using tokenised sterling deposits, marking an important step in Britai... more
20 Oct 26 @ 09:06
Mastercard has launched a new platform with BVNK that brings fiat currencies and stablecoins together through a single API, marking the first major integration ... more