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
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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.
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.
Can the UK remain a hotbed for Fintech innovation?
The UK has long been at the forefront of the fintech (r)evolution, but one question remains. Where will these skilled staff come from?
The power of collaboration in fintech
Founder of currency comparison aggregator, Find.Exchange, Ricky Lee explores how planting the seeds of collaboration could harvest a lucrative future landscape for fintech startups and traditional financial institutions alike.
Interview: Ripple’s chief cryptographer on bitcoin and the company’s changing strategy
David Schwartz, chief cryptographer at Ripple, spoke to David Beach at Money 2020.
Ingenico’s Axium D7 world’s first GMS and PCI-PTS v5 certified payment device
“The smart terminal has moved beyond just accepting payments", said Patrice Le Marre, EVP of the Banks & Acquirers Business Unit at Ingenico Group, said of the world's first Google Mobile Services and PCI-PTS v5 certified terminal.
Would you pay by Instagram?
Is social media the future of eCommerce and consumer payments? Roger Niederer, Head Merchant Services of SIX Payment Services, talks to PaymentEye.
ICOs could reach $40 billion by 2020
New research, compiled by London Fintech Week 2018, has revealed that if present trends continue, the year 2020 could see an ICO ecosystem of $30bn-$40bn value of tokens issued with around 2,000 token projects.
Paysafecard: Google partnership is “the highlight of our vision”
Udo Mueller, CEO and co-founder of paysafecard, told PaymentEye what their new partnership with Google means for financial inclusion and the cashless society.
