John Adams

As the number of apps for banking and payments increases, so does the reliability risk.

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Since e-commerce merchants often operate without walls, it makes little sense to operate with borders.

The card network would help offset the cost of adopting digital payment technology in exchange for no longer accepting cash payments.

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Information sharing is about to get much different in Europe, giving bank alternatives such as Klarna more to work with as they compete against the financial services establishment.

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Much like the consumer retail acquisition market, business payment companies are expanding the appeal of transaction automation by tying it to international growth and value-added merchant services.

Stripe will collaborate with WeChat and Alipay to make it easier for merchants around the world to accept payments from Chinese consumers.

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