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In this issue of the PaymentEye e-newsletter, Ralf Ohlhausen, Business Development Director, PPRO, talks local payment methods and PSD2 at Money 20/20 EU, Amsterdam.

Elsewhere, Alison Donnelly, Director and Head of Advisory at fscom, gives her thoughts on her recent double award-win, diversity and inclusion in payments, the progress of PSD2 and the power of regulation, and new research from 2Checkout analyses the rise of digital payments.

Alison Donnelly sat down with PaymentEye to discuss diversity and inclusion in payments, the power of regulation to change the industry for the better, and the influence of consumer demands on the world of b2b payments.

Ralf Ohlhausen, Business Development Director, PPRO at Money 20/20 EU, Amsterdam, discusses the rise of local and alternative payment methods and the evolution of PSD2.

13.2 billion debit card payments were made last year, a rise of 14% on the previous year, but a new report from 2Checkout suggests that digital payments might soon overtake card payments as the most popular payment type.