In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, almost 90 percent of all payments and transactions are based on cash. But there is a large opportunity to...
Speed matters in payments, and as B2B moves away from checks, some recent infrastructure initiatives and announcements show traction in Europe and Asia. However, as...
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Klarna’s integration with Shopify for payments to German merchants....
Adyen, the payments platform company, announced Tuesday (Oct. 30) that it has expanded into Canada and landed four new customers. In a press release, Adyen...
Late payments, as tracked by Atradius, are a growing problem across Western Europe, and insufficient availability of funds remains the culprit. Elsewhere, studies show that Slovakia...
Hoping to stabilize the rupee, India has agreed to a $75 billion currency swap with Japan, according to reports on Monday (Oct. 29). “The deal...
Cybersecurity investment probably won’t let up anytime soon. Indeed, this week did see some cybersecurity funding action, with several big-name backers participating in the $85...
SWIFT says its global payments innovation (gpi) payments test across borders has been a success. Elsewhere, payments system improvement initiatives are underway, notably in the...
Grab, the ride-hailing company out of Southeast Asia, and Mastercard, the payment company, announced on Wednesday (Oct. 24) a partnership to issue prepaid cards tailored...