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Core Pressures and Shifting Clouds Disrupt Cross-Border Ecommerce

As digital payments move faster, decades-old core banking platforms are struggling to keep up with the pace of change. With the value of cross-border payments anticipated to hit $250 trillion by 2027, danger looms on the horizon for those institutions and merchants that are still shackled to antiquated systems draining them of time and money. Wh...

25 August 2022 Fintech

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Why Complex Cross-Border Payments Need Simple UX Design

The global ecommerce market for merchants promises so many opportunities, but with such fierce competition and consumers getting more demanding than ever, the challenges of trying to increase cross-border sales are only getting harder. It’s hard enough to drag down the cart abandonment rate for domestic customers, never mind those in other markets...

25 May 2022 Fintech

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How High-Risk Merchants Can Clear Compliance Obstacles Effortlessly

The e-commerce eruption of the last 18 months sent shockwaves everywhere, and merchants were suddenly bombarded by an influx of new customers locked down at home. While some consumers turned to Netflix or Spotify to alleviate their boredom, others turned to online gambling. The GameStop short-selling frenzy saw share trading merchants overwhelmed ...

31 January 2022

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