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In this issue of the PaymentEye e-newsletter, we ask: is it time that retailers adopted the WeChat Pay model? The social payments behemoth has sene enormous adoption in China – could this be replicated in the western world? Amitaabh Malhotra, CMO, Omnyway, investigates.

Elsewhere, Nick Corrigan, President and Managing Director, UK & Ireland, Global Payments, tells you why businesses must embrace card payments now, or face the consequences, and Sudhesh Giriyan, COO, Xpress Money, asks whether the UK can remain a hotbed for fintech innovation in the tumultuous times to come.

Amitaabh Malhotra, CMO, Omnyway, discusses the ingenuity behind WeChat Pay and the future of Chinese payments adoption in the West.

The UK has long been at the forefront of the fintech (r)evolution, but one question remains. Where will these skilled staff come from?

In the inaugural episode of the PPRO Podcast Niall Conn sits down with Steve Villegas, Vice President of Partner Management Atlanta, to discuss the American e-commerce market and cross-border growth with an eye towards APMs.

It may seem shocking, but around three million of Britain’s small businesses don’t accept card payments. This is despite the UK rapidly becoming a nation of card-only shoppers.

An interview with Rene Siegl, Founder of IXOPAY on the challenges merchants face on a global scale and the importance of Smart-Routing.

At London Fintech Week, Cordelia Kafetz, Head of the Bank of England’s Fintech Hub made clear the central bank’s position on cryptocurrencies and fintech innovation.