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Growing Your Business in the Latin American Market
Date: March 21, 2022
By Marius Costin, Head of EMEA High-Velocity Merchants and US Sales at PayU Latin America’s e-commerce market has seen tremendous growth since 2019. The move to digital has enabled businesses not only to survive during times of economic volatility brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, but also build new capabilities and optimise operations. As online...
The One Tech That Could Be Banks’ Leg up Against FinTech Disruptors
Date: March 18, 2022
Vijay Sondhi is the CEO of NMI. How can technology like tap-to-mobile payments enhance relationships between banks and merchants? Tap-to-mobile technology enhances relationships between banks and merchants by giving merchants the advantage they need to compete with larger businesses. Many merchants struggle with onboarding new payments systems and tap-to-mobile helps lessen these pain points, such as setting up...
2022 – a Blossoming Love Affair Between Banks and Fintechs
Date: March 18, 2022
By Dean Wallace, Director of Product Management at ACI Worldwide The way we bank has changed significantly over the last two years, never mind decade. In lockdown, we turned to tech to help manage our lives. New figures show more than 5 million UK consumers now actively use open banking. And further research has found...
Why Are Money Remittance Scams Becoming Harder to Detect? Yotam Dar Explains
Date: March 17, 2022
Consumers lost an estimated $5.8 billion to fraud in 2021 due to online scams. The vast majority of these are money remittance scams, where a victim will be coursed into sending a scammer money over the internet. These scams can take many forms and are increasingly becoming harder to detect. In this article, we’ll be...
How Digital Banks Can Learn From Fintechs to Drive Seamless Customer Experiences
Date: March 16, 2022
By Ada Westerinen, Director for EMEA Solutions at MuleSoft The pandemic transformed the way many organisations do business, and nowhere more so than in the financial services sector. Some 43% of global consumers last year claimed the way they bank changed due to COVID-19, as branches closed and customers were forced towards digital channels. Now they’ve seen the benefits...
Open Banking Breathes New Life Into Card Networks
Date: March 16, 2022
By Clayton Weir, Co-founder and CEO of FISPAN We are living in a period of hypergrowth in the financial services industry. New merchants, neobanks, FinTechs, and third parties are coming to the market offering more convenient, digitized services. Consumers have more choice and customizable banking options than ever before. Since the onset of the COVID-19...