Brexit: hope for the best with new regulators
For some, Brexit may still seem like something out of a fairy tale but, whether you are for or against, it will become a reality next March, writes James Borley
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Should payments businesses become consumer brands?
Koen Vanpraet, CEO of Intrapay, asks if it is time for payment companies to cultivate brand awareness and trust among consumers, rather than businesses
Visa and MasterCard cut Canadian interchange fees
Interchange fees have been a vital aspect of the card payments landscape for decades. According to large payments providers, the nominal charge ... read more
Payment providers embrace blockchain
Blockchain is the textbook definition of disruptive technology. The distributed ledger design has only been around for about a decade, but it’s already become an integral feature of the global financial landscape.
The online shopping cart: how customer behaviour has changed
By Jasmine Zhu, AsiaPay
Plug and pay shapes new world of consumer commerce
Shopping by voice while you drive home or sit on the sofa. Smart stores that make you offers as you browse the shelves. Wallets that no longer need opening, let alone cash. Supply chains you can examine for yourself. This is the future – or rather the present - of shopping.
The business benefits of cryptocurrency
As cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin are used more and more in day-to-day business transactions, we look at some of the distinct advantages they can offer over more traditional forms of payment. By Stacey McIntosh
Are we really ready to kill off the username and password?
It is understandable that IT teams and data protection experts are advocating improved methods to authenticate user identity in apps and cloud services.
California Consumer Privacy Act hits payments
While firms have been devoting huge chunks of their time and compliance budgets implementing new GDPR processes, lawmakers in the US state of California have just tossed a curveball in passing an equally stringent package of data protection measures – and they have serious implications for the global payments sector.
Regtech sandboxes: who’s helping the market?
Innovative fintech products are fast-becoming the lifeblood of global economic prosperity.
