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Rowan Brewer CEO at Paymentology
Global success for banks and fintechs has never been so paramount amid economic uncertainty and geopolitical issues. Success is influenced by a multitude of factors, but there are three key characteristics that, to me, are the most important. To ensure your business thrives on a global level in 2023, proactivity, customer focus, and diversity are ...
15 December 2022 /payments /inclusion
Li Yong Head of Marketing APAC at Nuvei
We saw the gaming landscape shift considerably in APAC in the past few years. Exposure to digital gaming (and, in some cases, increased disposable income) during COVID-19 fuelled additional demand, as did the greater promotion of esports as a legitimate alternative to traditional sports for recreation. This has sparked the growth of digital gaming...
12 December 2022 /payments
Leo Lipis Chief Executive at Lipis Advisors https://www.lipisadvisors.com
2022 was a year of major announcements and developments in instant payments, digital currencies, and cross-border payments. The European Commission plans to mandate the adoption and regulate the price of real-time payments in Europe. As real-time payment systems are rolled out across the world, we’ve seen fraud migrate toward these systems, especi...
05 December 2022 /payments /predictions
Arina Dudko Director, Head of Corporate Payment Solutions at CEX.IO
In the natural world, when two species co-evolve, they develop traits to accommodate the other, and vice versa, in the spirit of mutual betterment. For instance, a clown fish is able to seek safety from predators in a sea anemone, while the sea anemone enjoys what amounts to a trip to the spa, courtesy of the clownfish. There was a point in time w...
02 December 2022 /payments /crypto
Financial Institutions (FIs) have found themselves in the spotlight once again as inflation continues to rise and many global economies are on the brink of recession. Central banks are doing what they can to tackle inflation through interest rate rises, but it's retail banks and fintech service providers that are on the front line of this cost-of-...
29 November 2022 /payments /inclusion
Glen Foster Managing Director UK and Northern Europe at Libeo
Amid economic turmoil, including a rise in corporation tax for 2023, late payments are on the rise significantly impacting business survivability. According to an FSB study, one in three business owners had an increase in late payments of invoices over the last year. Late payments can be the result of complex payment approval processes and cash f...
28 November 2022 /payments
Jamel Derdour CMO at Transact365 - www.transact365.io
Alternative finance (alt-fi) has steadily grown as a viable payment method in the e-commerce ecosystem. According to a report from Cambridge Judge Business School, in 2020, online global alt-fi volume amounted to $114 billion. When looking at the market as a whole in 2022, the valuation of alt-fi digital assets reaches $1.05 trillion. Emerging o...
21 November 2022 /payments /markets
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The European Commission’s draft EU law to regulate instant payment (IP) services has arrived. It’s a development we’ve all been expecting, yet earlier than planned. The intervention and early publication stresses to the industry just how important the Commission views the need for ubiquity in payments pan-EU. Despite its many attempts to nudge and...
17 November 2022 /payments /regulation
Pay-by-Bank solutions are suddenly the fashion in the payments world. Solutions are available from HSBC, JP Morgan, Barclays, JP Morgan, Mastercard and World Pay to name a few. How do they work and do they help or hinder fraud? They promise convenience at the point of sale. But, what about fraud? Do they help combat that? Billers whose consumers a...
17 November 2022 /retail /crime
Tim Annis UK Managing Director at Bluechain
In the last two years, there has been a considerable change in payments. The rapid digital transformation that Covid caused across all industries has been particularly evident in payments as supporting new ways to engage with their customers became an urgent need. Over 23 million people in the UK alone have stopped using coins, a third of transact...
15 November 2022 /payments
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