Payments
How we pay for things is changing: cash is out and card payments evolving. Read about future payment solutions, from mobile payments to biometrics, here.
Buy now, pray later? How deferred payments could harm the customer experience
Alternative payment methods like buy-now-pay later offer a compelling proposition for retailers. But are commercial gains today masking...
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Four ways to make ecommerce pay better
Etailers seeking an edge in a crowded market would do well to question whether their payment systems are...
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How the payments industry can tackle financial inclusion
Financial exclusion is likely to worsen as the pandemic takes its toll on jobs and incomes, but the...
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Why payment terms shouldn’t be used as green incentives
Offering suppliers preferential payment terms as an incentive for them to adopt greener practices can backfire on a...
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What is the European Payments Initiative and will it really work?
The European Payments Initiative aims to succeed where similar efforts have failed. Can it create a viable pan-continental...
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The truth behind buy-now-pay-later schemes
Buy-now-pay-later providers have thrived by offering consumers accessible, simple and (in theory) free credit. But their practices may...
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How to ensure cybersecurity in the payments process
A sophisticated ransomware assault on IT company Kaseya sent shockwaves through the global payments sector last month. The...
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Perfecting payments in the new ecommerce landscape
The Covid crisis has accelerated innovation in payments, fuelling the development of low-touch transaction systems with an emphasis...
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Why data is the key to unlocking payments innovation
Recent changes to how payments data is shared is speeding up transaction times, unlocking deeper insights for businesses...
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The payments world is moving faster than you might think
‘We can begin to envisage a future when paying for things is virtually frictionless, safer and smarter’ It is...
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Payments become top attraction for M&A
It may not be the glitziest area of financial services, but payments is increasingly becoming an attractive investment...
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How tech is fighting financial exclusion
From improving access to cash through to flexible loan arrangements, technology is helping ease the financial burdens of some living from paycheque to paycheque