As sportsbooks and online gaming platforms compete for player loyalty in an increasingly saturated market, the entire sector is getting a makeover. And payments, once a friction-filled afterthought, increasingly sit at the center of this evolution. “Payments aren’t just a backend function — they’re a...
InvoiceCloud and POWERCONNECT.AI have partnered to offer integrated artificial intelligence (AI) and payment solutions for utilities. This collaboration brings together InvoiceCloud’s solution for digital bill payment services and POWERCONNECT.AI’s capabilities as an AI accelerator for the energy and utility industry, the companies said in a...
The last half-decade of the 2020s looms, and for FinTechs and financial services in general, the dust has just started to be kicked up on Capitol Hill and in the White House in terms of new regulations and even a reshaping of the regulatory agencies...
Cross-border payments had, for decades, been done by wire — where it had taken days to settle an international fund flow. But now, in the digital age — unlike years past — there are many ways to deliver a payment from country A to country...
Making things easier rarely goes out of style. Just take, for example, unattended payments. Typically facilitated by self-service machines, kiosks or other devices allowing customers to complete purchases independently, these transactions occur without the need for direct human interaction at the point of sale. With...
In the modern business landscape, adopting open payments platforms is no longer optional; it’s a necessity. A PYMNTS Intelligence report, “Three Things You Need to Know About Open Payments,” a collaboration with Spreedly, reveals three themes about open payments connectivity that every business owner should...
Connected commerce platform Verifone has introduced a new set of payment devices. Verifone Victa, as the collection is known, was announced Thursday (Jan. 9) along with a SoftPOS solution called Verifone Tap and new biometrics capabilities. The company plans to showcase the products next week...
2025 is here, and the payments industry will navigate uncertainty across regulatory, geopolitical and economic fronts. A new presidential administration will sweep into office, and as Jim McCarthy, CEO of Thredd, told Karen Webster, it’s anyone’s guess how things will shape up. We may see...
If trust between financial services firms, merchants and consumers is essential for commerce to take place, it’s a fragile bond. There are five main threats to that bond: credit risk; counterparty risk; fraud risk; security risk; and compliance risk. Rob Seidman, senior vice president and...
