Tokens are incredibly powerful tools to secure data and safely transport it from one point to another. Now is the time to take a broader look at them in the pandemic’s wake and the emphasis on touchless and digital commerce, CyberSource Vice President of Global...
People love to predict traditional money’s imminent demise. Countless think pieces have been written about how cash is on its last legs, but somehow it keeps sticking around. Brett Narlinger, head of global commerce at branded payments provider Blackhawk Network, said some of that stems from...
Sometimes an experience had by the right person can end up being the start of a sea change in an industry. Case in point, take the very recent tale of a Paytronix team member who one evening at a recently opened brewery and discovered a slight hiccup in...
Visa and the Dutch FinTech TerraPay said they plan to develop and deliver “payment solutions to drive financial inclusion and cashless transactions for domestic payments and global remittances.” The partnership is “the next step toward the development of sustainable and scalable interoperable payment options,” said Ambar...
The Texas-based 7-Eleven is hoping that combining contactless payment options, its 7Rewards loyalty program and added “Fuel Loyalty” savings at the pump will help drive a boost in sales as the summer vacation season heats up. At this point, the range of the fuel loyalty...
The cross-border eCommerce market presents a massive growth opportunity for businesses looking to expand, as eCommerce sales are expected to reach $18.9 trillion by 2027, and more than half of all eCommerce shoppers buy from merchants abroad. The ongoing pandemic is fueling this demand for...
Managing relationships with multiple payment service providers and accounting for FX fluctuations can all strain merchants’ resources and stunt their growth, says Keala Gaines, eBay’s head of global payments services. In the new Payments Orchestration Playbook, Gaines discusses how eCommerce marketplaces can ease such frictions...
Universality is, well, universally, desired in business — particularly when it comes to technology and especially when it comes to person-to-person (P2P) payments. At a high level, allowing disparate and far-flung customers to interact with ease and pay one another across different types of devices,...
Merchants looking to expand their operations at home and abroad must be able to support their customers’ preferred payment methods, but doing so is no easy feat. Whether they partner with multiple payment service providers (PSPs) or opt to develop in-house payment capabilities, making payments...
