electronic payments

B2B Extinction Event: Can Electronic Payments Automate Away Paper Checks?
B2B Extinction Event: Can Electronic Payments Automate Away Paper Checks?
December 20, 2023  |  B2B Payments

The year is 2023, almost 2024, and we are decidedly in the digital era.  After all, things like artificial intelligence (AI), space travel, gene-editing, and...

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Cuba Implements Regulations to Combat Inflation and Off-the-Books Economy
Cuba Implements Regulations to Combat Inflation and Off-the-Books Economy
August 03, 2023  |  Regulation

The Cuban Central Bank has issued new regulations designed to address runaway inflation and the large off-the-books economy that has developed in the midst of...

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ACI Worldwide: US to See ‘Fourfold’ Increase in Real-Time Payments
ACI Worldwide: US to See ‘Fourfold’ Increase in Real-Time Payments
August 03, 2023  |  Earnings

With the expanded use of the new FedNow service, real-time payments software company ACI Worldwide expects to see instant payments use rapidly grow in the U.S. “We’re...

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Papara Becomes Turkey’s First FinTech Unicorn With Beka Finance Deal
Papara Becomes Turkey’s First FinTech Unicorn With Beka Finance Deal
July 12, 2023  |  Digital Payments

Papara has become Turkey’s first FinTech unicorn company. The achievement — reaching a valuation over $1 billion — follows a major deal with Spain’s Beka...

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As Remote Work and Travel Normalize, SMBs Tackle Challenge of Payment Fraud
As Remote Work and Travel Normalize, SMBs Tackle Challenge of Payment Fraud
April 03, 2023  |  Fraud Prevention

Nearly nine in 10 companies say remote work has given bad actors a new way to find and exploit weak fraud and security measures, a...

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Remote Work Forces Small Businesses to Level Up Their Fraud Game
Remote Work Forces Small Businesses to Level Up Their Fraud Game
March 31, 2023  |  Fraud Prevention

Remote work has been a net positive for companies, adding flexibility and cost savings for employees and organizations. However, this new work environment has amplified...

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Italy Reshapes Pro-Cash Strategy Amid Surge in Digital Payment Adoption
Italy Reshapes Pro-Cash Strategy Amid Surge in Digital Payment Adoption
January 15, 2023  |  Cash

Leading up to final approval, payments-related aspects of Italy’s 2023 budget were hotly debated. One of those debates ended up with the government backtracking on...

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MENA Food Retailers Tap Tech to Improve Supply Chain Inefficiencies
MENA Food Retailers Tap Tech to Improve Supply Chain Inefficiencies
November 29, 2022  |  Supply Chain

In Egypt, small firms, including mom-and-pop stores, make up about 90% of local food and grocery sector, with the “Walmarts and the Walgreens of Egypt...

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Mobile Wallets Offer Egypt Digital Transformation and Use Case Expansion
Mobile Wallets Offer Egypt Digital Transformation and Use Case Expansion
August 18, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

According to World Bank data, in 2021 just 22% of the Egyptian population over the age of 15 owned a debit or credit card, and...

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