Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030

Payments systems visions, strategies, trends, pilots, forecasting, and planning for the short-, medium-, and far-term.

Paul Marcantonio Head of UK/Western Europe at Ecommpay

How to Identify Payments Trends Worth Following

Payment trends come and go. A select few can endure the test of time, but far more end up flashes in the payments pan. Being able to figure out which is which is an essential part of running a modern business, but sorting the wheat from the chaff is harder than it sounds. Luckily, there are a few key things you can keep an eye out for when giving ...

15 May 2019 /payments

Paul Marcantonio Head of UK/Western Europe at Ecommpay

Why the Human Touch Still Matters in the Sharing Economy

The internet changed the way we do everything, and then the smartphone changed the way we do that. The rapid and massive growth of ‘sharing economy’ services like Uber and AirBnB, which offer platforms for ordinary people to rent out their time and resources to one another, have changed how we do things as basic as get around and go on holiday. ‘S...

08 May 2019 /payments

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Payment Facilitation and SaaS Platforms: The Perfect Fit?

SaaS platforms typically have fierce competition for the same end customer. Those that don’t look to continually offer new, sticky solutions as well as find new ways to further monetize their base, end up losing so much ground they ultimately have to close their doors. For application looking to avoid that fate adding or enhancing payment function...

03 May 2019 /payments

Retired Member 

Are Industry-Specific Cryptocurrencies the Way of the Future?

Industry-specific cryptocurrency is a relatively new trend in the crypto world, but it’s gaining popularity fast, and it looks like it might be a viable answer to a large number of problem currently faced by people operating in this field. Stablecoins have cropped up as a solution to the volatility commonly encountered in this area, and we’ve seen...

29 April 2019 /payments

Paul Marcantonio Head of UK/Western Europe at Ecommpay

Staying Innovative in a Mobile World

The last decade has seen an explosion in mobile devices, and it’s changed the face of the eCommerce industry. Innovative mobile technologies are enabling shoppers to make digital purchases across the world in greater numbers than ever before, while mobile browsing and apps have skyrocketed in popularity. But while the mobile revolution has been gr...

09 April 2019 /payments

Retired Member 

Payments strategy in 2019

As the first business quarter of a new year draws to a close, it’s a good time to revisit the strategies you have put in place for 2019, to help ensure that your payments ecosystem is ready. For me there are four core issues you need to focus on. Who are my APIs for? As you create APIs, which make your payment services and related data available ex...

09 April 2019 /payments /retail

Paul Marcantonio Head of UK/Western Europe at Ecommpay

There’s No Safer Bet than a Reliable Payments Partner

A strong payments strategy is an advantage to any eCommerce industry, but none more so than the heavily regulated sports betting sector. As more and more bookmakers respond to growing consumer demand by shifting from land-based betting shops to online operations, the market grows increasingly competitive. To gain an advantage over competition, ope...

13 March 2019 /payments

Gene Neyer Executive Advisor to Icon Solutions at Icon Solutions

The battle for real-time payments dominance in the U.S.

Since Fed catalysed the private sector to deliver real-time payment capabilities, there has been advocacy for the central bank backed, real-time payments (RTP) scheme. Many feel the lack of a ubiquitous RTP infrastructure has become a road block to innovation in financial technology and even created a competitive disadvantage for the U.S. economy....

11 March 2019 /payments

Chris Jones Managing Director at PSE Consulting

Waving, Not Drowning! TRA and issuer risk signalling in a post-SCA world

There is growing interest in the acquirer and merchant community in the Transaction Risk Analysis (TRA) exemption for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA). The opportunity to exclude transactions up to €500 from SCA and place the merchant back in control of consumers’ check-out process is understandably attractive. What remains unclear, however, i...

27 February 2019 /payments

Miloslav Hoschek Freelancer at e-Silk Road, NGO

When the 5G network comes online on the 2020s..

When the 5G network comes online on the 2020s, a smartphone with an ultra high speed download of 1 Gbps or more is displayed. Due to the popularisation of 5G, the download speed reaches 20 gbps, the upload speed reaches 10 gbps and it may rise exponentially. However, 5G will be ultra low speed and faster. Being able to become instantaneous experi...

14 February 2019