Transfiya, a blockchain-based funds transfer system, is transforming payments in Colombia for the benefit of underbanked and financially excluded consumers.

The trend toward payments that limit contact will continue beyond COVID-19, says EMVco.'s Brian Byrne.

An acquisition of the social app would bring with it users and data that can fuel Walmart, Microsoft or Oracle’s e-commerce and marketing battles against top competitors.

Responding to rivals' success in the “buy now-pay later” (BNPL) segment, PayPal launched a short-term installment lending product called “Pay in 4” to expand its Pay Later product suite.

The retailers seeing exponential growth are the ones who have tailored and localized their payments offering to a global audience, says PPRO's Steve Villegas.

A variety of new tools and strategies are emerging to manage payroll, billing, balances and cash management, says Bank of America's Karen Ly.

When the coronavirus pandemic forced teachers and students to move classroom learning online this year, school districts and educators suddenly faced a raft of challenges around handling new expenses for tools needed for cyber education.

Mastercard is entering the cashierless checkout fray with a spate of pilots it’s launching at convenience stores and drive-through QSRs including Circle K, Dunkin’ and White Castle.

COVID-19 has caused a shift in how workers are using the DailyPay earned wage access (EWA) service by withdrawing more money to help out others and pay down debt.

All parts of the payments industry can preserve cash, but mandates may be necessary, says Moorwand's Luc Geuriane.

Close collaboration between leading payment innovators and regulators could help regulators better understand the direction the industry is headed, says Arkose Labs' Vanita Pandey.

The need to quickly streamline business payments isn’t possible through manual processing, says Medius’ Daniel Saraste.

There’s never been a better time, nor better technology available, to make cardholders safe from card-not-present fraud, says Keyno's Robert Steinman.

One thing that many parents are finding unusual this year is the amount of money being spent on school supplies during the coronavirus crisis — it’s actually going up.

Several months after the pandemic took hold, Diebold Nixdorf and NCR have adopted an ATM recovery strategy that stresses contactless access as well as innovations that are similar to other industries that traditionally rely on kiosks.

Close collaboration between leading payment innovators and regulators could help regulators better understand the direction the industry is headed, says Arkose Labs' Vanita Pandey.

If the mega payments deals of 2019 left the acquiring landscape somewhat scorched, the COVID-19 pandemic planted new seeds to allow ISOs to grow by quickly converting merchants to electronic payments.

Digital remittance provider WorldRemit has agreed to acquire Sendwave, a mobile app-based remittance company focused on servicing the African money transfer corridors.

"It's on-demand capital for us," Optus Bank's CEO says of the payment company's deposit. The funds are part of PayPal's broader effort to confront race and income inequality.

Remitly has added 11 new mobile wallets to its network, almost doubling its reach to 300 million consumers, to meet demands for cash alternatives amid the COVID-19 pandemic.