08 Nov 2021
Covid ushering in the new way of payments With the pandemic having confined people within their homes, the e-commerce sector got a steroid boost. The US e-commerce market witnessed a 10-year growth in only three months beginning of 2020. And the acceleration in payment transformation leapt years ahead of pre-pandemic plans. After the era of globa...
20 Sep 2021
Most countries in Europe have benefitted from a well-established card payments infrastructure for a long time. Although European citizens enjoyed the advantages of cashless transactions early on, some innovations have been rolled out at a much faster pace in other developing areas of the globe that are now enjoying the benefits of this leapfrog de...
03 Sep 2021
Recently, Samsung- one of the world’s biggest chip manufacturers, announced that it might have to skip the launch of its latest Galaxy Note smartphone. Apple too was faced with similar challenges in the production of MacBooks and iPads, and Sony’s PlayStation 5 is expected to remain in short supply for a few coming months. Major names in the autom...
06 Jul 2021
As the popularity of card and mobile-based proximity payments has increased, so has the POS infrastructure. Between 2015 and 2019, the POS installed base grew from 47 million to 137 million units, and should keep expanding as Covid-19 pandemic bolstered contactless transactions. In particular the percentage of mobile POS (mPOS) among total payment...