PaymentsJournal

06/16/2022

How can financial institutions mitigate risk from ? Check out the latest PaymentsJournal podcast with Bev Nichols to learn more about Fiserv Deposit Solutions.

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06/16/2022

The market is complicated, and banks do not yet have systems in place to help navigate the space. Mercator's Steve Murphy explains why more bank accommodations are necessary to support .

Here is a posting in Finextra about the relatively complicated FX market and how banks in general have not adapted

06/15/2022

Planning a purchase too pricy for Pay in 4? PayPal has you covered with its new long-term financing option Pay Later. Mercator Analysts Don Apgar and Brian Riley unpack how this move benefits both consumers and merchants.

PayPal moves deeper into the consumer finance market with their announcement today of Pay Monthly, a new option that provides

06/15/2022

This is not a drill! is running rampant, are climbing, and the time is now for consumers to shore up their savings. Mercator's Brian Riley unpacks everything you need to know.

There is no way to fight it, but interest rates are rising quickly. It is a countermeasure against inflation, which

06/15/2022

, meet . are using to maintain growth and expand their business.

Independent farmers, once reliant on paper cash and check transactions, are turning to fintechs and community banks to sustain gains

06/15/2022

Grubhub is using direct-to-debit push payments with PayPal to give its drivers faster and easier access to their wages. Mercator's Sarah Grotta dives into the details.

New payment types and form factors are finding viable use cases in the gig economy. Yahoo! Finance noted that drivers

06/14/2022

Apple continues its foray into the financial realm with its Apple Pay Later offering. Will this prove a savvy investment? Mercator's Don Apgar gives his take on the latest news.

Interesting times at Apple, as a crowd of fintech analysts forms to see how far Apple will wade into the

06/14/2022

Dubai-based fintech is partnering with Wibmo to provide a new platform for communities in Gulf Cooperation Council ( ) countries. Mercator's Jordan Hirschfield shares more.

In a sign of continuing global acceleration of utilizing prepaid as a tool for underserved communities, Dubai-based fintech VaultsPay is

06/14/2022

Mastercard will soon be supporting and sites. Mercator's Tim Sloane unpacks what that means.

In a recent PJ article where Visa announced a program to assist artists around NFTs, I said “I’d like to

06/14/2022

New capabilities from Tipalti add some modern collaborative interplay during the payments approval process. Mercator's Steve Murphy explains the details.

This announcement is in Cision PR Newswire and discusses new capabilities launched by Tipalti, the California-based payables automation fintech that

06/14/2022

Hold on to your bowler hats and scally caps, folks. Mercator's Brian Riley explains why we are in for a bumpy financial ride in the near future.

While economists vary on when the next recession will come, practical credit policy managers should think it will be sooner

06/06/2022

Binance has been facilitating money laundering via to the tune of over $2 billion, per Reuters. Mercator's Tim Sloane unpacks the implications.

This Reuters Special Report documents the staggering amount of funding that cryptocurrencies have enabled for foreign enemies and criminals, and