Opening up universal payments and authentication methods that feel familiar, for both online and face-to-face transactions, could unlock a world of possibilities when it comes to redefining how businesses engage with consumers, says MYPINPAD's Justin Pike.

By holding themselves accountable and following smart standards, organizations will be able to provide consumers with strong security and peace of mind the next time they swap those paper menus for a set of scannable squares on their phone, says Nok Nok's Phil Dunkelberger.

A payment company focused on customer experience can work behind the scenes to facilitate that success, says PayNearMe's John Minor.

Kate Fitzgerald, senior editor at PaymentsSource, talks to Eric Grover, principal at Intrepid Ventures, about the political activities that hinder the expansion of payment systems.

New technological innovations, consumer behavior shifts, competition from fresh digital entrants, and regulatory reforms herald the payment environment of tomorrow. In addition, the current pandemic is pushing players to rethink their market fundamentals in an already transitioning industry. Join John Adams, Executive Editor of PaymentsSource and our special guest, Andrew Jamison a virtual card expert with twelve plus years at American Express and CEO & Co-Founder of Extend, in a discussion about the business strategy, management, and innovations in the post pandemic ecosystem and how it can serve the way the economy is headed.

The ATM and payment terminal makers are facing more competition from software providers. Both have taken steps to head off this threat.

Younger consumers have an appetite for fintech services and digital relationships, says Cloudentity CEO Jasen Meece.

Biometric authentication has always been a challenging subject with consumers, who are accustomed to using the technology to unlock their phones but are still wary about how much personal information they share with retailers and card issuers.

Spurred by the coronavirus pandemic, 88.6% of Barclaycard in-store transactions were made using contactless technology last year, up from 86.4% in 2019, an increase of about 2.5%.

Helping corporates manage cash and liquidity through automated data-based actions can start to ease serious headaches for treasurers, says Icon Solutions' Simon Wilson.

Consumers have gotten used to mobile order, pay and delivery, and will require even greater innovation, says OnFleet's Khaled Naim.

COVID-19’s impact on travel has been dramatic, and it has forced both consumers and travel executives to re-imagine what travel will look like going forward.

Many financial institutions have made initial moves into real-time payments via P2P services, and the use cases will jump over time, says Fiserv's Matt Wilcox.

Digital financial services platform Wari is working with Lycaremit to add low-cost fund transfers across Europe, Africa and the Middle East to its network.

When life turns upside down, customers and employees need help with finding swift solutions to problems they may have never faced or even considered—and companies require innovation guided by more than a slide deck, says Western Union's Nicole Vogrin.

There’s a dynamic balance between the innovation and resiliency benefits of the messy, creative ferment of many smaller competitors, and an oligopoly or monopoly’s scale economies, says Intrepid Ventures' Eric Grover.

Payoneer, an online payments specialist, is in talks to go public through a merger with FTAC Olympus Acquisition Corp., a blank-check firm, according to people with knowledge of the matter. FTAC rose as much as 29% on the news.

ByteDance, owner of short video sharing platform services Douyin (China) and TikTok (U.S.), has reportedly launched a payment service for the 600 million users of the Douyin platform.

The Paris-based fintech has added a range of extra features in recent years following the advent of PSD2 and open banking in the EU.

The decentralizing of business payments staff requires agility that's permanent, says Nvoicepay's Lauren Ruef.