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Jamel Derdour

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Transact365 - www.transact365.io

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Why Merchants Can No Longer Overlook The Rise in Crypto Payments

Cryptocurrencies are a trending topic regularly discussed yet rarely understood. The highly publicised price spike of Bitcoin in late November 2021 triggered a wave of public interest in decentralised finance, with businesses, consumers and investors seeking out new opportunities across the crypto ecosystem. However, the sudden willingness to embr...

21 March 2023 /payments /crypto Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030

Why the Fintech Industry Must Prioritise Gender Inclusivity this International Women's Day

Written by Anjulie Patel, VP of Partnerships at Nucleus365 With International Women’s Day looming it’s time to analyse our sector’s gender dynamics, where we’re underperforming and where we can do better. The fintech industry has a gender problem. In 2021, Deloitte research showed that only 30% of the UK’s fintech workforce was female, and only 17...

06 March 2023 /payments /markets Women in Technology

The Rise of Untapped Markets and Emerging Economies

An incontrovertible key to the rise of e-commerce globally has been payment gateway providers’ facilitation of e-commerce products, services, and purchases in untapped and emerging economies. We expect e-commerce volume and values in emerging economies to grow considerably as technology continues to facilitate merchant supply chains and champion c...

01 February 2023 /payments /markets Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030

2023: The year of Embedded Finance

The embedded finance market has been growing at pace since 2020. COVID proved to be a crucial catalyst, accelerating e-commerce, financial digitalisation, and consumers’ changing expectations. To add to that, fintech companies have been catching up with – and in some cases outpacing – traditional banks when it comes to gaining consumers’ trust in ...

10 January 2023 /payments /markets Embedded Finance

The 12 trends of Christmas: The payments sector

With the year coming to a close we take a look at 12 trends of the payments sector for Christmas and beyond! Day 1 Growth of embedded finance: “Expected to reach highs of $230 billion in 2025 embedded finance will see a 10x growth since 2020” - Forbes. Day 2 In time… real-time: A focus for the last few years, payments sectors will move further towa...

22 December 2022 /payments /markets Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030

Embedded Finance: The Next Generation Opportunity

The modern e-commerce landscape has rapidly evolved to offer consumers faster, simpler and more secure payment methods. Rather than cumbersome bank transfers and checks, consumers can now make seamless transactions directly from merchants’ apps or websites. Bolstered by increasing demand for more frictionless payments, embedded finance has grown ...

05 December 2022 /payments /predictions Embedded Finance

Payment gateways forge a path to financial flexibility

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 Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030

How harnessing data has spearheaded the payment industry’s growth

There aren’t many sectors that haven’t benefited from the use of data. In fact, the ability to collect, assess and utilise data has allowed many sectors to flourish over the past decade. The fintech industry - and payments specifically - is a shining example of this. It’s hard to comprehend the scale and pace of the innovation that has taken place...

03 October 2022 /payments /markets Data Management 101

How the FCA and payment services providers can help address financial fraud

September 2022 will be remembered as an era of profound change for the UK. At the beginning of the month, Liz Truss was officially appointed the UK’s prime minister, who is now responsible for leading the country through somewhat precarious economic times. A cabinet reshuffle immediately followed, signifying the beginning of a new government that ...

28 September 2022 /payments /crime Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030

How technology and data can be used to drive merchant performance

The volume and efficiency of cross-border payments have increased considerably over the past decade. Figures from Statista show that, in 2018, $124 trillion US dollars in cross-border payments were made. In 2022, that had risen to $150.7 trillion. Based on these transaction figures, it is projected that the volume of cross-border payments will con...

22 September 2022 /payments /markets Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030

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