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50% of Multinational Firms Use or Plan to Use, Digital Currency for Cross-Border Payments
50% of Multinational Firms Use or Plan to Use, Digital Currency for Cross-Border Payments
November 10, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Cryptocurrencies are quickly finding favor as digital assets with diverse applications. B2B companies, financial institutions (FIs) and FinTechs alike are eyeing their potential as a...

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Underbanked Consumers Seek Digital Alternatives
Underbanked Consumers Seek Digital Alternatives
November 03, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

The paycheck to paycheck economy is changing what it means to be underbanked. In the past, the definition of an underbanked person was much simpler,...

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New Report: Crypto Gets Put Through the Paces on the Road to Mainstream Status
New Report: Crypto Gets Put Through the Paces on the Road to Mainstream Status
October 27, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Debate around whether cryptocurrencies are an investment or spendable digital money is beginning to narrow as payments use cases gain steam, especially in cross-border B2B....

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What Buy Now Pay Later Has in Common With Visa and Mastercard’s Early Days
What Buy Now Pay Later Has in Common With Visa and Mastercard’s Early Days
October 25, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has become the modern-day version of layaway, but with a better value proposition — the consumer can buy now, take possession...

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Proactive Approach to Regulation Best Outcome for Crypto Industry, Pros Tell PYMNTS
Proactive Approach to Regulation Best Outcome for Crypto Industry, Pros Tell PYMNTS
October 22, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrencies face an uncertain and perhaps even tenuous evolution in commercial transactions. Crypto payments, done in the service of B2B, will have a clearer path...

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Amid a Host of Changing Routines, Agility and Reliability Become More Critical Than Ever
Amid a Host of Changing Routines, Agility and Reliability Become More Critical Than Ever
October 19, 2021  |  Digital Payments

In “The Way Payments Are Now Done,” 33 payment executives discuss what payments’ “new normal” looks like. Jim McCarthy, president of i2c, is one of...

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Stablecoins and Next-Gen Payments: Marching Toward Institutional Adoption of DeFi in Europe
Stablecoins and Next-Gen Payments: Marching Toward Institutional Adoption of DeFi in Europe
October 14, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrencies and stablecoins will likely play a more noticeable role in the future global payments ecosystem, as consumers and businesses increasingly embrace cryptocurrencies and investments...

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Deep Dive: How Financial Service Providers Can Create Smooth Cryptocurrency Payments To Win Businesses’ Loyalty
Deep Dive: How Financial Service Providers Can Create Smooth Cryptocurrency Payments To Win Businesses’ Loyalty
October 14, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrencies slowly have been entering the mainstream global financial ecosystem in recent years. They previously were considered to be poorly understood, nascent payment tools, but...

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40% of Companies Will Use Crypto to Make Purchases in the Next Year
40% of Companies Will Use Crypto to Make Purchases in the Next Year
October 13, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

As businesses were pushed to make payments in new ways due to the events of 2020, they took a closer look at how emerging payment methods...

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