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Why the UK Is Turning Its Back on In-App Shopping Features
Date: September 26, 2022
Interview with Justin Khaksar, Klaviyo’s Managing Director and Vice President, EMEA and APAC Q: Why are social platforms struggling to convert traffic to in-app shopping features into sales? A: We’ve seen a number of new features and announcements of pilots from social media platforms that enable various kinds of shopping activity for users. While it’s...
What Crisis? High-Stakes Crypto Lending Looks Here to Stay
Date: September 23, 2022
(Updates Trenchev’s estimate for unsecured lending) By Elizabeth Howcroft and Hannah Lang LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -On May 11, Scott Odell, an analyst at British crypto lender Blockchain.com, instant messaged Edward Zhao of Three Arrows Capital asking that the Singapore hedge fund repay at least part of a $270 million loan. Three Arrows had just taken a...
Europe’s Alternatives if Russia Shuts Off Gas Supply
Date: September 7, 2022
(This September 2 story corrects to show Germany plans to build five LNG terminals not two) By Nina Chestney LONDON – The Nord Stream 1 pipeline that transports Russian gas to Germany will undergo further maintenance, Gazprom said on Friday after scrapping a Saturday deadline to resume flows, deepening Europe’s difficulties in securing fuel. Gazprom...
Spotlight on Brazil: Consumer Payments Trends 2022
Date: August 11, 2022
With high smartphone adoption, a burgeoning eCommerce market plus a focus on financial inclusion, payment methods such as instant bank transfer are seeing huge uptake in Brazil. Gustavo Ruiz Moya, CEO of eCash for Latin America and Global Head of Open Banking, Paysafe Brazil accounts for the largest slice of the eCommerce market in Latin...
How Buy Now, Pay Later (bnpl) Is Impacting Brick-and-Mortar Stores
Date: July 22, 2022
By Monica Eaton-Cardone, COO and Co-Founder of Chargebacks911. “Buy now, pay later,” or “BNPL” plans are increasingly embraced by both merchants and consumers as an alternative payment method. BNPL offers a way to make purchases now, stretch payments out over several weeks, and do it all without any existing line of credit. Merchants are...
UK’s Channel 4 Reveals Plan to Tap Capital as Alternative to a Sale
Date: May 5, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Channel 4, the publicly-owned British broadcaster that the government wants to sell, published its alternative plan to privatisation on Thursday, including setting up a joint venture that would own the rights to commercialise shows globally. The government announced last month it had decided to sell the broadcaster, saying it would struggle to...