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Managing Travel Cancellations, Chargebacks a Balance of Empathy and Digital Tech

Managing Travel Cancellations, Chargebacks a Balance of Empathy and Digital Tech
Managing Travel Cancellations, Chargebacks a Balance of Empathy and Digital Tech
December 20, 2021  |  Travel Payments

With 44% of the U.S. adult population saying they’ll be making use of airplanes, hotels and attractions in the coming year, and after the thrashing...

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Buy Now, Pay Later Becoming a Pathway to Mainstream Banking in Mexico
Buy Now, Pay Later Becoming a Pathway to Mainstream Banking in Mexico
December 20, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Aside from the pure convenience they offer, most buy now, pay later (BNPL) operators position themselves as a way for consumers to make a payment...

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Integrated Payments Helps Meet Rapidly Evolving Needs of Businesses
Integrated Payments Helps Meet Rapidly Evolving Needs of Businesses
December 20, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Business-to-business (B2B) transactions are notorious for various pain points and paper-laden processes that, from invoices to paper checks, result in late, and even lost, payments....

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Visa: How a Global, Digital Network Can Boost Financial Inclusion
Visa: How a Global, Digital Network Can Boost Financial Inclusion
December 20, 2021  |  Cross Border Commerce

Amid the great digital shift, subsets of financial services remain challenged because of decades-old, friction-filled and fragmented processes. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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From Armani to Zegna, B2B Marketplaces Transform High-Touch World of Luxury Wholesale
From Armani to Zegna, B2B Marketplaces Transform High-Touch World of Luxury Wholesale
December 20, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Digital wholesale management platform JOOR has added another outfit to its wardrobe. Already serving business-to-business (B2B) buyers and sellers in the luxury spaces, it’s now...

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Biometric Identity Tools to Play Key Role in Solving COVID-19 Public Health Puzzle
Biometric Identity Tools to Play Key Role in Solving COVID-19 Public Health Puzzle
December 20, 2021  |  Biometrics

With the emergence of the new omicron variant of COVID-19 leading to yet more panic across the globe, it’s clear the world will not be...

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EU Internal Markets Chief Claims US Commerce Chief Is Lobbying for Big Tech
EU Internal Markets Chief Claims US Commerce Chief Is Lobbying for Big Tech
December 19, 2021  |  Big Tech

Thierry Breton, the EU internal markets commissioner, said a senior U.S. official has been campaigning on Big Tech’s behalf — in spite of the EU’s...

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Bank Chief Says Russia Anticipates Staying Connected to SWIFT
Bank Chief Says Russia Anticipates Staying Connected to SWIFT
December 19, 2021  |  International

The Russian financial system could survive even if disconnected from the global SWIFT interbank payment system, according to the head of the country’s VTB Bank,...

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Travel Restrictions Back in Parts of Europe
Travel Restrictions Back in Parts of Europe
December 19, 2021  |  Coronavirus

European countries have been looking at ways to cut down the spread of the COVID Omicron variant, with various countries passing down new rules and...

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