Mobile payments

Looking to ease contactless payments for cash wary consumers and businesses, PayPal has launched QR code payment acceptance in its iZettle point-of-sale application for small businesses in the U.K.

Faster payments haven't always lived up to the hype and promise because of development and adoption stagnation in the U.S., but the idea of speedier transactions is becoming more popular.

In order for suppliers to recover and prepare for future growth, it’s critical to understand the complex nature of the corporate cash cycle, says AvidXchange's Denise Leleux.

Fintechs that focused on offering digital banking solutions likely saw a positive boost, and consumers’ increased use of mobile devices encouraged bank-fintech partnerships to keep up with the pace of innovation.

Tech pioneer Bill Gates praised India’s policies for financial innovation and inclusion, saying his philanthropic foundation is working with other countries to roll out open-source technologies modeled on the country’s implementation.

Once vaccines are widely available, some Americans may revert to old habits of paying cash and swiping cards, but many will stick to digital and mobile payment methods, says Paysend's Matt Montes.

Retailers and merchant acquirers need to adjust to new media in the new year, says Zycada's James Brear.

Whenever a technology moves into the payments or financial data ecosystem, it alerts fraudsters to probe it more intensely — and ultimately, figure out a way to use it as an attack vector.

The dramatic shift in consumer buying behavior sparked by the pandemic looks set to change the future of commerce for good, writes Joris Kroese, founder of Hatch.

In the push to get millions of cash-based micro- and small-business merchants to go digital, the two largest card networks are getting a boost from contactless payments' global surge.