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Understanding the obstacles of payment gateways and how to navigate them can help you expand your business and scale profits efficiently, writes Olivier Schott, founder and chief marketing officer of Scalefast.

A legal battle is being waged between a U.S. bank and its insurer over the insurer’s refusal to pay out on a cyber policy, in the wake of hacks on the bank which led to a loss of over $2.4 million. The case flags the problems of insurance in the fast-moving world of digital security.

In the months since President Trump’s America First policies forced China's Ant Financial to abandon a proposed deal to buy Dallas-based MoneyGram, the U.S. company has forged other key partnerships to build a global digital remittance network.

Mastercard's strong performance is dampened by threats from trade disputes and Brexit, both of which could cause the company pain in the future.

The recent tariff escalations could cause financial pain for specific shopping corridors, particularly in price-conscious locales.

London-based Shieldpay will expand its reach in the U.S. this year through a partnership with AutoClassics.com.

Both PayPal and Citigroup are taking a bigger role in the market for cross-border payments, a strategy that led both companies to participate in a $50 million round in PPRO Group, a U.K.-based cross border e-payment company.

Paysafe Group will launch an in-store and online installment payment service to serve a growing appetite it sees in the U.S. and Canada.

As the trade war ramps up, some cross-border payment companies are steering into the storm by selling lower-cost automated processing as a way to offset expensive supply chains.

In forming a new task force to protect consumers from fraud, the Trump administration made clear that one of the greatest threats to the public is just emerging: red-hot markets for crypto coins.

As Nvoicepay expands, the payment automation company is keeping an eye on how it may fall under European data rules that have a knack for requiring compliance even from companies that should be exempt.

Alipay is deepening its reach to Chinese consumers in the U.S. through a partnership with 99 Ranch Market, a 50-store chain of supermarkets specializing in Asian products and food.

E-invoicing is the solution to unlock early-payment discounts, but many businesses are stuck in the past, according to Roger Hatfield, vice president of North America for CloudTrade.

The Supreme Court is tossing a wrench into online payment processing at a time when tariffs are already threatening popular cross-border e-commerce and online marketplaces.

The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a government lawsuit that accused American Express Co. of thwarting competition by prohibiting merchants from steering customers to cards with lower fees.

U.K.-based fintech Revolut has entered the Russian payments market through a partnership with Russian payments firm Qiwi, and announced plans to apply for a U.S. banking license.

U.K. payments technology provider Paysafe has entered a partnership with Company.com and Ingo Money to offer same-day settlement to small business merchants in the U.S.

Paysafe Group has introduced a cash-based online payment mechanism for people who don’t have bank accounts or don’t use cards online due to security concerns. The U.K.-based payments services provider is also expanding its presence in the U.S.

The idea of an email scam may bring to mind the clumsy phishing cons from the early days of online banking, but the tactic's latest incarnation is a bigger threat than ever.

Western companies desperately want a chunk of China's vast domestic consumer payments market, though they may find themselves feeling lucky to be left out.