Looking ahead to a new decade in payments — and the opportunity to monetize transactions — over the horizon lies the vertical. Vertical payment solutions are nothing new. But the idea of bringing payments in-house, as part of software offerings — and in turn helping...
Payment rails are getting more attention these days, and there is an increasing focus on offering a standardized, relatively seamless experience that can be locked and loaded by various operators with minimal hassle. And that brings us to the world of global payment rails, the...
Travel was the original impetus behind the sharing economy, with platforms like Airbnb opening up private houses for vacation rentals and Uber catering to those needing rides to work or home. This segment has expanded, but the business model and target customers remain roughly the...
Sharing platforms in the $50 billion RV market are just the latest example of a sharing economy marketplace trying to grapple with fraudulent listings while keeping the consumer trust. In the latest Payments And The Platform Economy Playbook, Colin Gardiner, chief revenue officer of RV...
Consumers are beginning to express more preferences regarding their buying and selling experiences on online marketplaces, which are seeing an increased amount of competition in the market as they attempt to hold onto their customer bases. This competition can grow especially fierce as the demographics...
Paper — it’s like the nightmare we can’t wake up from. In 2019, 42 percent of B2B invoices were paid by paper check. Add to that image, this one: PYMNTS research finds that nearly 44 percent of invoices are still sent by fax machine and over...
FinTech innovators are continually evolving their technology platforms as they aim to dive deeper into the automation space and also widen their offerings. DadeSystems, in one case, has been expanding into analytics. It considered building its own analytics, but it decided to use an open-source...
FinTech firms are aiming to serve the payment needs of marketplaces with technology that helps funds flow both in and out of their accounts — a process that meets many challenges when dealing with so many payment services globally, or even in just one country. Modo,...
Transport for London (TfL) riders who use Apple Pay now have access to a new tool that will enable them to bypass facial or fingerprint scanning, The Verge reported on Monday (Dec. 2). With Apple Pay Express Transit payment mode, TfL users can seamlessly travel...
