Payment Technology news and trends

Opus Technologies Launches Payment Integration Framework for Financial Institutions
Payments Innovation // May 21, 2024

Opus Technologies has launched a payment integration framework designed for financial institutions. The new Paysemble helps financial institutions simplify technology adoption, migration and integration and ensure seamless operations, the company said in a Tuesday (May 21) press release. “Customers today expect a seamless and intuitive payment experience,” Opus CEO Praveen...

Solving the Buy-Build-Partner Equation For Cross-Border Payments
Cross-border Payments // April 15, 2024

It’s a big world, but ongoing cross-border payments advances are helping make it smaller.  That’s because, with the recent news that HighRadius has launched a B2B payments platform designed to improve payment processes across more than 100 payment methods globally, innovative solutions for cross-border payments are top of mind...

Global Payments Denies Report of Acquisition Talks with Shift4
Acquisitions // December 14, 2023

Global Payments, a payments company based in Atlanta, was reportedly considering an acquisition of Shift4 Payments, a provider of an end-to-end commerce solutions headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The company has since denied the reports. The company reportedly was working with an adviser to assess the...

Yedpay and Mastercard Introduce ‘One Touch’ Payment Solution
Real-Time Payments // November 10, 2023

Yedpay, a Hong Kong-based payment technology company, has partnered with Mastercard to provide a new payment tool for real-time cash flow.  Through their collaboration, they aim to use “One Touch” payment technology to optimize the sequence of cash flow from collection to payment to settlement for...

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How to Ride the B2B Payments Innovation Wave

July 02, 2024
B2B payments power trillions of dollars in annual payments flows. Much of those flows are handled via checks and other traditional processes that are riddled with pain points, redundancies and sunk time and costs. All these factors can lead to longer DSO (days sales outstanding), adversely affecting firms’ financial health. That’s why, with the news […]

CFO Investments Target ePayables, Real-Time Payments in 2023

March 23, 2023
Businesses have long been phasing out manual processes in favor of digital systems that improve efficiency, deepen relationships with suppliers and better serve customers. The trend gained new focus during...

Failure to Localize Payments Could Cost Online Merchants 60% of Sales in APAC

February 27, 2023
Businesses worldwide are facing significant headwinds in 2023, with inflation still a global concern and rising interest rates leading to fears of recession. Many companies hope to compensate for these...

Retailers Prioritize Payments Choice at Checkout in 2023

January 17, 2023
For merchants, offering a broad range of payment methods must be a 2023 priority. “We’re living through a fairly tumultuous economic climate at the moment,” Paul Fletcher, head of payments at...

Quick Reads
Opus Technologies Launches Payment Integration Framework for Financial Institutions

May 21, 2024
Opus Technologies has launched a payment integration framework designed for financial institutions. The new Paysemble helps financial institutions simplify technology adoption, migration and integration and ensure seamless operations, the company said in a Tuesday (May 21) press release. “Customers today expect a seamless and intuitive payment experience,” Opus CEO Praveen TM said in the release. “This puts pressure on financial […]

Global Payments Denies Report of Acquisition Talks with Shift4

December 14, 2023
Global Payments, a payments company based in Atlanta, was reportedly considering an acquisition of Shift4 Payments, a provider of an end-to-end commerce solutions headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The company has...

Motive Partners Reportedly Working to Acquire Payments Tech Platform ACI Worldwide

March 16, 2023
Private equity firm Motive Partners is reportedly working to acquire payments technology platform ACI Worldwide. Motive Partners has been seeking financing for a potential deal for weeks and is in...

Visa Renews New York Fashion Week Sponsorship

September 06, 2019
Expanding its footprint in fashion, Visa has announced its renewed sponsorship of New York Fashion Week: The Shows (NYFW) as its official payment technology partner. The company is leveraging NYFW as an opportunity to...