Digital Payments news and trends

Coinbase Integrates Apple Pay Into Crypto Onboarding Solution
Cryptocurrency // December 02, 2024

Coinbase has integrated Apple Pay as a payment method for Coinbase Onramp, its tool for building onramps into existing apps for fiat-to-crypto purchases. This addition will provide easier onramping for the 60 million U.S. users of Apple Pay, Coinbase said in a Monday (Dec. 2)...

44% of UK Consumers Plan to Use Digital Wallets Beyond Payments
Consumer Insights // December 02, 2024

In recent years, digital wallets have become an essential tool for making online payments, but their uses are quickly expanding. In the U.K., nearly half of consumers (44%) expect to continue using digital wallets in the next three years, with Gen Z and millennials leading...

Accounts Payable Takes the High Road to AI-Powered Growth Engine
Accounts Payable // December 02, 2024

Accounts payable (AP) may not always grab headlines, but its evolution is critical to business success. However, embracing the digital evolution of back-office cost centers is often easier said than done. Many AP teams, even in the 21st century, still find themselves at a standstill...

Report: Wise Implements Regulator’s Recommendations to Bolster AML Programs
AML // November 29, 2024

FinTech Wise reportedly has implemented a European regulator’s recommendations to bolster its anti-money laundering (AML) programs. Wise was forced into a formal remediation plan after the National Bank of Belgium found in 2022 that there was a shortcoming in its AML controls, the Financial Times (FT) reported Thursday...

Interviews & Exclusives
Mastercard Says the Checkout Revolution Will Be Optimized … by AI

December 04, 2024
Digital commerce is growing at a staggering pace. Online transactions have more than doubled over the past four years, placing a new urgency on ensuring seamless checkouts. For businesses, checkout is where revenue is won or lost. For customers, it’s where experience defines loyalty. Yet checkout remains a hotspot for friction, abandoned carts and dissatisfied […]

44% of UK Consumers Plan to Use Digital Wallets Beyond Payments

December 02, 2024
In recent years, digital wallets have become an essential tool for making online payments, but their uses are quickly expanding. In the U.K., nearly half of consumers (44%) expect to...

Accounts Payable Takes the High Road to AI-Powered Growth Engine

December 02, 2024
Accounts payable (AP) may not always grab headlines, but its evolution is critical to business success. However, embracing the digital evolution of back-office cost centers is often easier said than...

Digital Identities, Wallets and Tokens Give Consumers Passports to Commerce

November 25, 2024
The concept behind tokenization is straightforward. Sensitive data (often personal information) is replaced with a non-sensitive, digital representation (token). The simple concept is helping secure consumers’ identities, crafting a digital...

Quick Reads
Coinbase Integrates Apple Pay Into Crypto Onboarding Solution

December 02, 2024
Coinbase has integrated Apple Pay as a payment method for Coinbase Onramp, its tool for building onramps into existing apps for fiat-to-crypto purchases. This addition will provide easier onramping for the 60 million U.S. users of Apple Pay, Coinbase said in a Monday (Dec. 2) press release. It will also provide these users with access […]

Report: Wise Implements Regulator’s Recommendations to Bolster AML Programs

November 29, 2024
FinTech Wise reportedly has implemented a European regulator’s recommendations to bolster its anti-money laundering (AML) programs. Wise was forced into a formal remediation plan after the National Bank of Belgium found in...

Worldpay Debuts Near-Instant Refund Tool for UK Shoppers

November 27, 2024
Worldpay introduced what it called a “first-of-its-kind service” capable of delivering near-instant refunds. The refunds — the speed of which depends on the receiving financial institution — are designed to...

Mollie and PayPal Partner on Payment Solutions for Marketplace Platforms

November 26, 2024
Mollie and PayPal have teamed up to deliver payment solutions for marketplace platforms in the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom. With their new strategic collaboration, Mollie will include PayPal...