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The move from traditional credit card and consumer-finance solutions to more customer-centric payment solutions has undoubtedly been accelerated by the pandemic. As we emerge into a new cashless era (...
Last month, Amazon announced that it will stop accepting Visa credit cards in the UK. The move is loaded with implications for the global payments arena. This decision and its context raises question...
The payment landscape has become increasingly competitive, with a growing number of payment options appearing in recent years. Now, with the establishment of alternative payment choices, the Visa and...
According to UK Finance, there was a 71% increase in APP fraud in the first six months of this year, reaching £355m(1). The question is what does the future of costs look like. Let’s take a look at th...
Much has been written of late about how the metaverse will be the evolution of the internet as we know it. With the rebranding of Facebook (now Meta) the metaverse has been pushed into the limelight w...
As consumers we’re more than happy to hunt out the best mortgage deal, the best utility company to sign up to (now more than ever) and the most competitive motor insurance policy. Thanks to price com...
It seems ironic that Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) offerings are considered a touchstone of customer-centricity in today’s highly sophisticated payments sector. In-store credit has been present across B2C ...
I haven’t paid close attention to tech conferences’ moods for a while. When I switched back on, I got taken aback by how much the information agenda changed. Never have I ever heard that much politics...
Did you know that the foreign exchange market is the largest market in the world? According to the 2019 Triennial Central Bank Survey of FX and OTC derivatives markets, it exceeds a daily volume of $...
Today's world is rapidly digitalising, and it’s hard to imagine a successful business without an online presence. The move to online is driving the online payments industry growth and development. For...
It was news that sent shockwaves rippling around the global payments sector while exciting fintech innovators in equal measure. On November 17th, with Black Friday and the Christmas shopping season ju...
Remittances have long been a lifeline for people living in developing countries. About 11% of people worldwide are supported by remittances sent by migrant workers, and remitted money is often a majo...