APAC: Leading the charge in payments technology
Payments are at the heart of commerce in any economy. The future of payments is changing rapidly, driven by a growing...
Payments Blog • 10 MIN READ
The Payments Ecosystem: What To Expect From A Changing..
According to the 2022 Global Payments Report by Worldpay, "The traditional lines between banking, payments and commerce...
Payments Blog • 18 MIN READ
Real Time Visibility in Managing Alternate Payment Channels
Alternate payment channels have gone viral. Today’s consumers enjoy more purchasing options than ever before. Types of businesses have diversified, and technology has spurred new payment methods, including mobile wallets, tokens, and payment enabled wearables.
Payments Blog • 5 MIN READ
Bitcoin - A Number Guessing Game?
As a keen observer of the cryptocurrency craze that's happened in 2017 and will likely continue in the foreseeable...
Payments Blog • 4 MIN READ
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Top 10 Payment System Alerts Financial Institutions should..
The typical financial institution has evolved over the years by adding pieces of technology as demands arise, leading to a house of cards. Making changes would likely be hazardous because you simply have no idea what could potentially break as a result. Perhaps you've recently...
Payments Blog • 14 MIN READ
Apple Pay: 2.5 Years On - What's Changed?
As Apple Pay reaches its two and half year birthday, it's time for us to take a look at how well it's faring with both users and the payments industry as a whole. When it made its U.S. launch in October 2014, it reached a level of success that garnered widespread attention. You...
Payments Blog • 3 MIN READ
AI Method "Ava" Verifies the Audibility of Voice Recordings
New US financial regulations, such as the "Dodd-Frank" Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, have enforced many banks in the US, Europe, and Asia to look at ways that can be used to verify audibility and intelligibility of voice recordings. Such recordings contain the...
Payments Blog • 1 MIN READ
Is SEPA's Initiative for Instant Payments a Disruptive..
The Single Euro Payments Area has historically been a method of transferring payments between countries that use the Euro. Now it's attempting to evolve with a new initiative called 'instant payments'. As the name implies, it's a way of transferring funds almost immediately. For...
Payments Blog • 3 MIN READ
Are Person-to-Person Payments on the Verge of Taking Off?
Right now, we make an average of 54 person-to-person payments every year. If you consider the number of times you go to buy a cup of coffee in the morning or make a trip to the grocery store, 54 payments doesn't seem like much. Why do we make so few person-to-person payments? If...
