Author: Fady Askharoun
Pix, Brazil’s instant payment juggernaut, shows no signs of slowing down. Despite reigning supreme in the country since its 2020 debut, with 150 million regular users, it still has untapped potential. Fueled by the global…
The new kids on the payment methods block are the popular ones, according to findings in a recent study that polled a wide swath of U.S. merchants. Buy Now Pay Later, pay-by-bank and gift cards…
The CFPB have made it very clear that they dislike banks charging junk fees. They have an entire section on their website devoted to junk fees and have proposed new rules to address them. Consumers…
The 2024 Payments Innovation Jury Report, the 11th report since it was first published in 2008, draws on the expertise of 136 industry leaders across central banks, financial institutions, and fintech startups. It provides a…
Today, payments fintech Orum has announced that it now has a direct connection to the Federal Reserve. It is currently live with FedACH and will be adding FedNow and FedWire services in the near future.…
Latin America typically isn’t at the forefront of global economic policy, but with pioneering financial initiatives like Pix, Brazil is emerging as a leader in the rapid growth of instant payments, alongside India. Brazil launched…
The emergence of the fintech industry in the 2000s sparked the fuse of the democratization of finance. Open banking is the result, providing secure, open access to transactions and the corresponding data, enabling challenger banks…
Vertical SaaS has consistently been a darling of the tech industry, as upstarts, like ServiceTitan for contractors and Auditboard for accountants, are poised to make a splash when they go public in 2024. Yet, pundits believe we are still…
My physical wallet has three cards in it: my driver’s license, a work credit card and a personal credit card. But I try not to use any of them. Instead, I use Apple Pay, where…
As the payments landscape becomes increasingly competitive, it’s crucial that businesses improve the customer experience with optimized margins and streamlined operations. This can be achieved by having as much data as possible, which can support…
