Fintech financing in the second quarter reached $10.9bn, making it the second-most-active quarter ever. And if you exclude the mega Ant Financial $14bn financing round …
SCA: As strong as it seems? August 5, 2019 Patrick Brusnahan The UK: is cash really a dying breed?
Cash still holds a place in a lot of consumers’ hearts; however, it constantly seems to be heading towards the exit as electronic payments gain …
PayNearMe expands transaction volumes with electronic bill payment rollout
PayNearMe started life 10 years ago providing cash-based bill payment services to cash-preferred US consumers. Since October 2018, when it began accepting electronic payments methods …
Businesses must stop losing revenue due to poor payments performance
The pace of change within the payments sector continues to accelerate, driven by new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Blockchain and unrelenting …
Austria still loves cash, but credit cards are slowly gaining pace
Cash remains the preferred payment instrument in Austria, accounting for 44.8% of the total payment transaction volume in 2018. However, payment card use has grown …
Contactless growth is speeding up in Slovakia
Cash remains the dominant payment instrument in Slovakia, accounting for 64.3% of the total payment transaction volume in 2018. Cash is mainly used for …
Is Crypterium a sign of a global crypto craze?
London-based Crypterium has launched what it claims is the world’s first global crypto card, allowing holders to pay with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies at any …
Finland’s rush to cashless accelerates
Finnish consumers are prolific payment card users. Frequency of payment cards use is the fourth-highest globally, standing at 188.6 in 2018, behind only Denmark, Estonia …
Why seamless payments are vital to the customer experience
In an increasingly competitive e-commerce environment, offering a superior customer experience (CX) is vital for merchants looking to stay ahead of the game. Anita Liu …
Open Banking: Promised land or wild west?
Open Banking began on 13 January 2018 with the launch of PSD2. Industry pundits spoke about customers walking through a promised land of meaningful financial …
