April 08, 2024
Alipay Launches ‘Consumer Friendly Zones’ in China
Alipay has launched a series of “International Consumer Friendly Zones” in China. The company’s owner, owned by China’s Ant Group, announced Monday (April 8) it is working with local merchants,...
April 04, 2024
Currency Matching Key to Effectively Competing in International B2B Markets
A business-to-business (B2B) payment is never just a payment. The global B2B marketplace, with an annual payments volume over $100 trillion, is supported by a myriad network of workflows and...
February 28, 2024
Visa’s Koenigsberg: New Benchmarking Tool Helps Middle Market CFOs Compare...
“If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it,” British mathematician and scientist Lord Kelvin said long ago. The 19th-century statement is especially relevant for corporate executives in 2024 —...
February 27, 2024
How Solving for Digital ID Acceptance Could Transform Digital Payments
In today’s increasingly digital world, it has gotten to the point where the physical wallet’s main purpose is becoming just to carry physical ID cards. But, as the rest of...
February 22, 2024
India Cracks Down on ‘Sketchy’ FinTech KYC Rules
India’s banking regulator has made some high-profile enforcement moves in recent weeks. Last month, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ordered Paytm Payments Bank to halt its businesses after an...
February 20, 2024
Capital One/Discover Combo Could Create Financial Ecosystem for Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers
In any industry, a $35 billion deal is, of course … a big deal. But in financial services, the news that Capital One has set the stage to buy Discover...
February 14, 2024
Visa, Mastercard Pause BPSP Payments in India Amid Industry-Wide Investigation
Visa and Mastercard have reportedly paused intermediated commercial card payments in India following an order by the country’s financial market regulator. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) directed the firms to...
February 13, 2024
Can Banks and FinTechs Bridge the Divide to an Open...
By igniting a new wave of innovation in the financial industry, open banking promises to unlock a profoundly enhanced consumer payment experience. Its architecture not only facilitates faster payment methods...
February 05, 2024
As Banks Tighten Lending, Are Private and Alternative Credit Channels...
The banks continue to tighten, the traditional channels are tougher to navigate in the commercial lending space. And against a backdrop where smaller firms are still seeking credit as we...