The trend toward digitization has been building momentum over the past few years. Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s even faster, especially in the payment industry. Cash apps, digital wallets and card-not-present (CNP) transactions are replacing cash, checks and physical credit cards. Meanwhile, fraudulent activity across digital channels is ramping up. Merchants are...
COVID-19 has placed financial pressure like never before on companies and consumers. Banking institutions are forced to facilitate alternative payments and transfers with new automation, due to the increased number of e-commerce transactions and new consumer trends. A large proportion of people around the world made their first online purchase ever this year, with more...
The global wearable payments devices market size is expected to reach a worth of USD 80B billion by the year 2028, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Over time, payment systems have adapted to suit the needs of customers, such as increased convenience and reduced time while making payments. The growing...
Consumer and business behaviors change slowly, irrespective of the industry, for they require overcoming two key friction points: familiarizing oneself with new technology and going outside one’s comfort zone. Unless there is a dire need or a strongly enforced government or regulatory policy mandate, consumers and businesses are usually slow to change. How customer’s demand...
Among the many lessons we’ve learned in 2020 is how convenient and safe it is to shop and pay digitally, by laptop, mobile phone, tablet or other device. But when it comes to the contractor, the accountant, the lawn service and the myriad of other services we use in our daily lives, digital transactions aren’t...
By 2030, Cards may linger, But digital and contactless payments will dominate. The future of digital payments is being created now with the adoption of contactless payments, new digital transactions such as buy online, pick up in-store, and reduced friction within the payments ecosystem. A report by experts and prepared by the Electric Vehicle Charging...
Carrying cash could become a casualty of COVID-19. While its imminent death has been a long forecast, cash just keeps on living to pay another day. Cash may not be king in the U.S. market anymore, but reports of its demise have often proved to be a bit premature. U.S. consumers’ cash use has declined...
COVID-19 continues to shake the world, and the payments industry is playing a critical role in the response to, and recovery from this pandemic. There has been a shift in preferred payment methods as many consumers seek to avoid cash and embrace modern, digital payments. Even before the pandemic, global adoption of real-time payments was...
What is Card-Not-Present fraud? The growing problem of card-not-present fraud harms both online consumers and online merchants. This type of fraud occurs in fraudulent transactions where a cardholder does not present a card to a merchant in person. Instead it is being used on the internet, phone and mail-order transactions. Usually in most cases, this...
In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, more and more consumers are expecting to be able to pay for goods and experiences with contactless solutions. But why are contactless payments ideal for a post-pandemic world? Following the global pandemic, cash is out and touchless payments are in. We look at the top reasons why a...
