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Adriana P Trader at Xray Trade
Race to the dollar: the evolution In order to understand why de-dollarization is happening, appreciating the value of the purchasing power of $100 over the years is necessary. Although it was agreed that the dollar would be the universal currency, most of the other countries raised eyebrows on how it gives so much power to the US. Even more when ...
01 July 2021 /crypto /predictions
Svetlio Todorov Managing Director at emerchantpay
The rise of eCommerce over the last year has presented an excellent opportunity for online merchants. Still, it has also made the space much more saturated as new vendors move online to get a slice of the action. With fierce competition, eCommerce businesses need to optimise every customer touchpoint to attract consumers and retain customer loyalt...
28 June 2021 /retail /covid-19
Kevin Day CEO at HPD Software
COVID-19 has catalysed the transition towards digitalization across many sectors, driving the digital agenda to increase efficiency, improve data quality and deliver improved customer experiences. At the same time, the pandemic has spurred an increase in borrowing from SMEs. UK firms borrowed more than £100bn last year throughout the pandemic and w...
28 June 2021
Paul Christensen CEO at Previse
Commitment to ‘environmental’, ‘social justice’ and ‘corporate governance’ (ESG) criteria is fast emerging as the touchstone of good practice in the business world. In fact, almost half of FTSE 100 companies have linked executive pay to environment, social or governance targets, as investors’ and stakeholders’ demands for companies to adopt these ...
28 June 2021 /payments /sustainable
Retired Member
The global payments ecosystem is incredibly complex. Simply put, there are a number of entities and intermediaries throughout the payments process that provide a piece of the puzzle and take a fee for their efforts. In some respects, it is a house of cards with each entity relying on others to manage their parts of the process. The complexity of ...
24 June 2021 /payments /retail
Sean Salloux CEO at Sentinel Digital
Virtual multi-currency debit cards come with a host of benefits that are improving the way businesses make payments and manage their money. Virtual multi-currency debit cards are getting more popular and for good reason; they have several positive implications for how you do business. As the name suggests, virtual multi-currency debit cards are pay...
24 June 2021 /payments /crypto
Let’s admit it – 2020 was a year that gave us all headaches in terms of our finances. Across the globe, the COVID pandemic had a severe impact on the world’s economies. But that’s not all – personal finances were negatively affected too, leaving many with the question ‘how can I achieve financial success next year?’ If you’re looking for the answ
22 June 2021 /crypto /covid-19
Before Coivd-19 hit, there was plenty of brick-and-mortar retailers that lacked an online presence. Being a part of the hight street was enough to get by but with the arrival of the pandemic, and the enforced lockdown, many of these stores had to close and some, even famous brands like Topshop and Burton’s, had stores that never reopened. In order...
22 June 2021 /payments /covid-19
Marc-Christian Maibach Senior Product Manager at ACI Worldwide
One of the fastest growing payment methods globally, “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) has gained momentum among both younger shoppers and older cohorts, with particularly strong growth in fashion retail. BNPL is set to continue scaling rapidly - UK shoppers spent around £2.3 billion using BNPL services last Christmas and Klarna recently boosted its va...
17 June 2021 /payments /retail
Image Credit: Pixabay Fintech and businesses in general have had a lot to contend with over the past year, more so than anyone could have anticipated. As the coronavirus pandemic forced companies to take a good hard look at their resiliency, many found it necessary to channel resources into development. It has been more crucial than ever before
15 June 2021 /security /predictions
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