Global Payments

Globalization is driving corporations to transact more frequently across borders. Consumers are also transacting more on a global basis—buying from foreign eCommerce sites as well as traveling, living, and working abroad. For the payments industry, the result is higher volumes of payments—in terms of both currency value and number of transactions. This is also leading to a consequent shift downwards in the average value of these payments.

Are SMBs Ready For Mobile Order-Ahead?
Are SMBs Ready For Mobile Order-Ahead?
July 25, 2017  |  Payments As A Service

In the age of instant downloads and prime delivery, speed is king. But can small businesses take a run at the throne? In the latest...

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NEW REPORT: Getting SMBs Ready, Set, Going On Mobile Order-Ahead
NEW REPORT: Getting SMBs Ready, Set, Going On Mobile Order-Ahead
July 24, 2017  |  Payments As A Service

Modern innovations have made technology from smartphones and mobile ordering apps to even virtual reality, well, a reality. Now that this technology is in the...

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Ingenico Names Nicolas Huss of Visa As EVP Strategy & Performance
Ingenico Names Nicolas Huss of Visa As EVP Strategy & Performance
July 04, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Ingenico Group, the global payment company, announced Monday (July 3)  the appointment of Nicolas Huss as executive vice president of strategy and performance. In a...

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Building A More Transparent Payments-as-a-Service Marketplace
Building A More Transparent Payments-as-a-Service Marketplace
June 27, 2017  |  Payments As A Service

Not a news flash. It’s a global commerce world, and merchants that can’t accommodate the payments methods of those global shoppers lose out. The June...

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NEW REPORT: Have Payments-As-A-Service, Will Travel
NEW REPORT: Have Payments-As-A-Service, Will Travel
June 26, 2017  |  Payments As A Service

As more customers engage in cross-border trade, the pressure is on merchants to meet the demand for convenient payment options. In an effort to meet...

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Visa Expands Everywhere Initiative To Middle East, North Africa
Visa Expands Everywhere Initiative To Middle East, North Africa
June 22, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Visa announced Wednesday (June 21) that its Everywhere Initiative, which is a program aimed at encouraging the development of the so-called next big thing in...

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Commander In Chief: I2c’s EVP Of Global Client Success
Commander In Chief: I2c’s EVP Of Global Client Success
June 16, 2017  |  Personnel

Successfully growing a team and scaling a business can be hard to accomplish. Through the ups and downs, there are several lessons to be learned...

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INTL FCStone Boosts Non-Bank Participation In SWIFT GPI
INTL FCStone Boosts Non-Bank Participation In SWIFT GPI
June 12, 2017  |  B2B Payments

SWIFT’s global payments innovation initiative, or SWIFT gpi, gained a new member as INTL FCStone announced its Global Payments Division will join the group, currently dominated...

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NEW REPORT: How P2P Gives B2B X-Border Merchants A (Revenue) Lift
NEW REPORT: How P2P Gives B2B X-Border Merchants A (Revenue) Lift
June 08, 2017  |  Cross Border Commerce

By 2020, some 940 million cross-border shoppers are expected to spend $1 trillion on eCommerce, or online payment, transactions. For marketplaces, this growth in cross-border...

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