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Is the payments industry really built on consumer convenience?

On PaymentEye this week, Hyperwallet’s Tomas Likar offers up his 2019 payments predictions, starting with how various market players can make the most of ‘convenience’.

And in other news, while cryptocurrency markets might be suffering, they may be one step closer to institutionalization as appetite grows in the world’s largest insurance market.

Elsewhere, add your voice to our survey on the factors that are reshaping global payments.

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David Beach

PaymentEye

The continuing growth of crypto wealth and the acceleration of businesses building crypto into their investment portfolios has drawn attention from highly sophisticated criminal gangs who are drawn to the prospect of untraceable crime proceeds.

Over 50% of customers applying for online services such as bank accounts quit before completion, writes Aron Kozak, Signicat