2024 business payment trends
Cross-border evolution and other predictions from Leo Lipis for 2024's payment sector.
Highlights from Seamless Europe 2023
The transformative trends shaping the financial and payments landscape in Europe from the Seamless Europe 2023 conference.
Payment challenges facing European banks
With PSD2 and GDPR, SCT Inst, new fraud threats, sanctions and compliance challenges, European banks face significant payment challenges.
How FedNow will change US payments: What you need to know
Following a long consultation process between industry stakeholders and government agencies, the Fed announced the development of FedNow.
South Africa’s instant payment system is shap, shap: PayShap is live
We're thrilled about the new real-time Rapid Payments Program PayShap's launch.
What the European Commission's proposed instant payments regulation means for the industry
In October 2022, the European Commission announced a legislative proposal to make instant payments in euros available to all individuals with a bank account in the EU/EEA.
2022's biggest payment trends
This year saw strides in instant payments, fraud prevention and mitigation, CBDCs and cross-border payments.
To respond to increasing financial fraud, real-time payment systems focus on prevention and detection
Rising cases of financial fraud are a major concern for consumers, financial institutions, and regulators.
Check mate: How the industry is dealing with declining check volume
Check volumes have been declining at an average yearly rate of 15% since 2017, however, each market is reacting differently to this trend. Some markets have fostered check reduction and even elimination, whereas others are leaving the market to naturally reduce their use.
Value-added services for real-time payments: lessons from around the globe
Whether its enabling cross-border payments or getting adults and small businesses to use proxy-based payments, actors are rolling out value-added services to foster real-time payments adoption.
What's next for BNPL?
Leo Lipis predicts Buy Now Pay Later will see rapid growth on the back of challenging profitability and increased regulation.
Highlights from the 9th Annual EACHA Payments Forum
Our senior consultant Bonni Brodsky attended the 9th Annual EACHA Payments Forum in Madrid. She has shared with us her highlights of this exciting conference.
Highlights from Smarter Faster Payments 2022
We are happy to be back at payments conferences in person. Managing consultant R. Andrew Gomez has shared his highlights from NACHA's Smarter Faster Payments 2022.
Russia, payment systems, and the law of unintended consequences
What is SWIFT, how does it work and what effects will the war in Ukraine have on Russia's economy and its citizens?
Mobile, social, and here to stay
Our own MayHo Hoh sums up the remarkable sticking power of mobile payments in China.
One year in, what’s the verdict on PSD2?
The EU’s Revised Payment Services Directive was supposed to jump-start innovation. We take a look at its impact.
The instant payment scene in South Africa — the complete case study
This document is the final artefact in a major research effort on payment system modernization sponsored by BankservAfrica and PASA.
Instant payments finally gaining traction in Germany
Our CEO, Leo Lipis, was interviewed by Deutsche Welle to talk about how banks in Germany are finally enabling private account holders and businesses...
The crossroads of technology and innovation — a case study
The UK-based website, Instapay, an intelligence hub for real-time industry stakeholders recently released an interview …
The instant payment scene in South Africa — the complete case study
The UK-based website, Instapay, an intelligence hub for real-time industry stakeholders recently released an interview …
Working together with the central bank in the US to deliver better payment solutions
The UK-based website, Instapay, an intelligence hub for real-time industry stakeholders recently released an interview …