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.

Onboarding And Authenticating A Global User Base
Onboarding And Authenticating A Global User Base
October 24, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Verifying the identities of new users during onboarding is only part of the authentication challenge. Many consumers — particularly younger, tech-savvy ones — want access...

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When Commerce Goes Global, Should Payments Stay Local?
When Commerce Goes Global, Should Payments Stay Local?
October 23, 2018  |  eCommerce

In eCommerce, the readiness is all, to steal a line from Shakespeare. Merchants who have made the leap from bricks and mortar to clicks here in...

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TRENDING: Dynamic Rules And Global Authentication
TRENDING: Dynamic Rules And Global Authentication
October 23, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The world might be growing smaller and more connected, but regulations and authentication methods can create issues for international businesses looking to expand globally. Now,...

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Five At Five: Facebook Wants To Buy More Cybersecurity
Five At Five: Facebook Wants To Buy More Cybersecurity
October 22, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest way that Facebook could boost...

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Faster Remittances App Uses Visa APIs, Takes Money20/20 Grand Prize
Faster Remittances App Uses Visa APIs, Takes Money20/20 Grand Prize
October 22, 2018  |  Digital Payments

An app designed to speed up the remittance process, designed via Visa APIs, has taken a top honor at Money20/20 in Las Vegas. The win comes as instant...

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Azimo Steps Into Business Payments Space
Azimo Steps Into Business Payments Space
October 19, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Payments company Azimo, which has typically focused on consumer money transfers, is now stepping into the business payments space. The company announced this week a...

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SWIFT Exit For Iran As Sanctions Loom?
SWIFT Exit For Iran As Sanctions Loom?
October 18, 2018  |  B2B Payments

SWIFT controversy over the messaging system’s place on the world stage continues, and U.S. sanctions toward Iran loom. Elsewhere, digital payments are on the rise, and...

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Flywire Streamlines Tuition Payments For Indian Students
Flywire Streamlines Tuition Payments For Indian Students
October 18, 2018  |  Faster Payments

Most people know that China is the world-leading supplier of students studying abroad. As of 2017, a little more than 600,000 Chinese students left the country to...

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Viamericas Rolls Out Mastercard Cash Pick-Up Across The Country
Viamericas Rolls Out Mastercard Cash Pick-Up Across The Country
October 17, 2018  |  Cash

Viamericas, the money transmitter offering international money transfer, bill payment, check processing and top-up services at thousands of agent locations across the United States, on...

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