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Say ‘Mississippi’. In the time it took you to say it, $199,771 USD was spent online – the $6.3 trillion eCommerce market divided by the 31,536,000 seconds in a year. If every sale made in that single...
There is a famous phrase, which has been attributed to both Winston Churchill and George Bernard Shaw, that states the UK and the US are “two nations divided by a common language”. This refers to the ...
As a regular consumer, you might not realize that a simple wire transfer to a company or a friend launches a complex and lengthy payment flow. This process involves multiple financial institutions and...
FedWire, operated by the Federal Reserve Banks, is essential for large-value and time-sensitive payments, ensuring secure and efficient fund transfers between financial institutions. As the financial ...
In the fast-paced landscape of today’s industries, particularly within the technology sector, efficiency and streamlining operations are imperative. Every aspect of operations, including financial tra...
Around the world, there are significant moves to transition from traditional electronic money transfers, which rely on batch settlement systems that can take several days for transactions to clear, to...
Watching a televised rugby game, Leinster playing Northampton, at an Irish pub, The Long Hall, NYC, the bill if paid in cash would be discounted. On $100, savings could have been $3.00. Incentives, ...
The world of business payments has been famously slow-moving. But things are currently changing fast. Driving this rapid evolution is a technology you might not expect: the business credit card. Also ...
Providing exceptional customer experience (CX) is paramount for success for any retailer in today’s difficult climate. As consumer behaviour shifts towards digital channels and convenience becomes inc...
Accountants are now playing a critical role in shaping the financial decisions of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). According to the 2023 Global Advisory Trends Report by Spotlight Reporting,...
When it comes to designing your website, it's crucial that you make your checkout page as convenient, simple, and seamless to navigate as possible for your customers. After all, the checkout page is w...
If there is one Indian innovation that has grabbed global headlines, it is undoubtedly the instant payment system UPI (Unified Payments Interface). In August 2023, monthly UPI transactions exceeded an...