Asia Financial Forum kicks off 2021
More than 10,000 professionals from around the world attended HK Asia Financial Forum, held online for the first time on January 18 and 19, 2021. Presentations by government officials, regulators and executives from top investment banks explored the conference theme
Europe’s open banking approaches U.S. shores
Since its inception, the payments journey has been marked by technology migrations flowing back and forth across geographic regions. As early deployers of EMV cards, Europeans modeled the way for adoption of highly secure chip-and-PIN and contactless digital payments well
Predictions for 2021: Software-based payments solutions will enter a boom, but a lack of security could tarnish the industry
Digital commerce will increase, and so will fraud In 2020 we saw many firsts, which affected every person on the planet. ‘Lockdown’ became part of our everyday language and as we acclimatised to being home and not having access to brick-and-mortar
FedNow pilot gains broad, diverse support
Fintechs and financial service organizations petitioned the Federal Reserve in hopes of participating in its FedNow pilot, which went live Jan. 25, 2021. Designed to make payments faster, safer and more convenient, the initiative and its pilot program will support
Green Sheet interviews Wnet’s Wendy Holliday
On Jan. 4, 2021, the Women’s Network in Electronic Transactions (Wnet) welcomed newly elected members to its board, executive committee and president's advisory council. As the organization enters its fifteenth year, its growing membership includes men and women committed to
What payment models are scaling during COVID and what factors do you attribute to their rapid rate of adoption and growth?
During COVID-19, demand for digital goods and services has drastically increased as customers have been forced to shop safely from home and businesses have entered into the online space, some for the very first time. As a result, new demographics
Is compliance to PSD2’s SCA a bridge too far for B2B merchants?
According to the European Central Bank, 79% of all card fraud in 2018 occurred online from Card Not Present (CNP) transactions. In cash terms, this equates to €1.43bn in fraud losses and represents a whopping 17% increase on the previous
Looking Ahead: QSR and Its Business Transformation Journey
The Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) industry has been witnessing significant changes over the years. Increased competition, rapidly advancing technologies, consumer expectations, concerns over environmental sustainability and changing preferences towards healthy food are only some of the factors which have driven
How advanced acquiring can cover all in-store and online needs
Merchants are having to up their game and redesign and restructure every aspect of the customer journey as the world around them is rapidly shifting to digital channels due to both consumer demand and the global pandemic. Part of this is
Industry leaders respond to Capitol Hill assault
As CEOs from numerous industries respond to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on Capitol Hill, payments and security leaders noted that security breaches are not limited to the digital world. In a Jan. 11, 2020, interview with The Green Sheet, Jodie