Brazil and Argentina propose shared currency – Industry roundup: 24 January
by Graham Buck
Big banks work on Apple Pay rival; Sweden's rare earths discovery; New use cases for China's digital yuan; Pakistan food group plans IPO
Card Payments at POS
Background
The use of payment cards is growing faster worldwide than any other major payment system. In many developed countries, by value, payment cards are used for the majority of payments at point of sale…
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India may give Visa and Mastercard access to its payments market – Industry roundup: 19 January
by Graham Buck
Bank of America chief promotes ESG; Deutsche Bank's CNY1bn Panda Bond; Saudi J-v targets strategic minerals; Five evolving cybercrime trends
US survey finds most states pro-cashless – Industry roundup: 1 December
by Graham Buck
Oil price projections for 2023; Wider band for China's yuan likely; Binance re-enters Japan via acquisition; Goldman redeploys London traders to Milan
Indonesia plans OPEC-like cartel for nickel – Industry roundup: 24 November
by Graham Buck
US$1bn ASEAN infrastructure fund launch; Nigerian financial market "inadequate"; Convenience stores target card giants; HSBC: Pound set for 2023 rally
Cash is still king for many Indians – Industry roundup: 8 November
by Graham Buck
NY Fed positive on digital dollar; BIS issues central bank FX survey; PayPal supports Apple's Tap to Pay; SEC outlines proposals for open-end funds
P.E. powerhouses struggle with cash flow – Industry roundup: 21 September
by Monica Zangerle , Writer, CTMfile
Goldman Sachs in Europe, India's all-inclusive payment ecosystem, FedPayments Insights Service.
Recession now expected for Germany in 2023 – Industry roundup: 13 September
by Graham Buck
Bank of England plans energy stress tests; Exchanges’ “growing focus” on ESG; European airlines cut flights; ANZ urged to pressure polluters
All eyes on inflation at Jackson Hole summit – Industry roundup: 25 August
by Graham Buck
Mastercard launches crypto card in Argentina; UK power grid's contingency exercise; Nigeria push for eNaira; Huawei sees survival focus on cash flow
China’s offshore financial hub – Industry roundup: 6 July
by Monica Zangerle , Writer, CTMfile
EU and US embedded finance more than doubled in 2021, ECB to decarbonize its €344 billion corporate bond portfolio.
New payment methods seen as basis for business growth – Industry roundup: 1 June
by CTMfile
Credit Suisse to strengthen capital, Crypto venture capital investment, New payment options for SMEs.
$4.5 billion cryptocurrency fund to leverage declining markets – Industry roundup: 27 May
by CTMfile
Recent reports have indicated that California-based venture capital firm, Andreessen Horowitz, plans to invest billions of dollars in cryptocurrency s
No more credit cards, pay with your smile – Industry roundup: 18 May
by CTMfile
Fastest growing fintech, Synergistic collaboration, 5 partnerships with DBS, $100 million risk-sharing facility, biometric facial recognition.
Industry roundup: 27 January
by Graham Buck
US addresses chip shortage; Trio unite on trade finance; LiquidX’s first securitisation facility; Semiconductor ETF from HSBC AM; BNPL market grows
Industry roundup: 3 January
by CTMfile
Purchasing cards on rise, digital peso by 2024, Bank South Pacific enables FX transactions between digital and Islamic banks, Small business struggles
Industry roundup: 20 October
by Jack Large
Store automation hots up; new Green Financial Centre Index; Is ‘Crypto’ a Risk?
Industry roundup: 4 October
by Jack Large
News in brief, featuring Pandora Papers kickback; BigDaddy new POS system, and WhatsApp payments in India
Worldline to provide WhatsApp Business API services
by Jack Large
Worldline’s messaging solutions will build and automate conversations between businesses and clients worldwide through WhatsApp
Industry Roundup
by Jack Large
EPA’s Whitepaper on Project Financial Crime, Worldline enables UnionPay acceptance in Nordic, Bank Green Pledges
Is this the start of local countries fighting back in payment systems?
by Jack Large
Nepal and South Korea seek independence from global payment schemes and monopolies
How 5G will shake up global payments and benefit businesses
by Ben Poole
Verizon Business and Mastercard are partnering to bring 5G to the global payments industry.
Where treasurers see the value in request to pay
by Ben Poole
A Euro Banking Association report surveyed corporates from 20 countries to see how their companies would use request to pay.
Payment systems: cards are only part of the story, you need whole picture locally
by Jack Large
Globally payment cards keep on expanding, but the vital variations are local
On the fifth day of Christmas my guru sent me advice on how to:
by Jack Large
Optimise AND integrate your payments and collections
Collecting payments: is really about unified commerce NOT just payments
by Jack Large
Make your customers’ journey a pleasure: fit in with how your customers do business AND use all your customer data, THEN focus on reducing costs