Europe and E-commerce June 29, 2021 The world is still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic in more ways than one, but little by little things like online shopping trends have been going back to normal. According to a survey by Nexi, European e-commerce was going strong as of 2021, with Germany showing the fastest growth …
The Increasing Popularity of BNPL June 22, 2022 Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has gained popularity as a payment method ever since it emerged. The possibility of making installment payments instead of having to turn to credit cards has its appeal, especially amongst the younger adults who are just now entering a stage in their …
The Payment Industry, Its Environmental Impact, And How To Reduce It June 15, 2022 In recent years, many industries have come up on the radar as being environmentally unfriendly, and have faced intense criticism because of it. According to a recently published white paper by payments infrastructure specialists, Tietoevry Banking, the payment industry is in …
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Smart Engage: ACI Worldwide launches new mobile tool that allows for shopping on-the-go June 8, 2022 Global leader in mission-critical, real-time payments software, ACI Worldwide has announced the launch of their new software that promises to make ‘window shopping’ a reality by enabling merchants to directly offer their wares and services on consumer’s smartphones by …
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EBAday 2022: invisible payments, visible challenges June 1, 2022 Payment technologies are ever evolving at a rapid pace, it has seen itself accelerated by a global pandemic and the need for contactless, frictionless, fast and secure payment methods are ever in demand. During day one of EBAday, the themes addressed by panelists included the trends …
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Identifying patterns in fraud May 25, 2022 NICE Actimize’s 2022 Fraud Insights Report takes a look at the patterns fraudsters presented during 2021, wreaking havoc on several financial institutions. Fraud has been on the rise for years now, and it seems it’s not likely to slow down any time soon, as the study found a …
UK: ID-Pal makes its debut May 18, 2022 In the past weeks we have extensively written about the situation in the UK, and how the new regulations have caused non-compliant retailers to lose millions of pounds per day. After years in the US, EU and Irish market, the identity verification provider based in Dublin, ID-Pal, …
Belgium: Great eCommerce Opportunities May 11, 2022 In an observation by Jose Martinez-Benavente, senior manager of PPRO, a provider of local payments infrastructure based in the UK, he highlights some reasons why more merchants could be drawn to the Belgian market. At an ecommerce market currently worth 25 Billion dollars, Belgium is set to show …
UK: New SCA Rules Cause Retailers to Lose £4.3M Daily May 4, 2022 In a recent study, Barclaycard Payments revealed that many businesses in the United Kingdom are losing out on revenue due to their non-compliance with the new Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) rules.The new regulations became mandatory on March 14th, 2022, as a response …
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UK Shoppers: Frictionless Payments a Priority April 27, 2022 Frictionless Payments have been growing in popularity in the last couple of years. So much so in fact, that in the United Kingdom, nearly 50% of shoppers consider it a priority, according to data revealed by Klarna on their Quarterly Shopping Pulse. According to the data …
