Payments Blog

Apple Pay: where to from here?

Apple Pay went off to a roaring start almost 18-months ago. In the first 72 hours there were more than a million cards activated with Apple Pay in the US. That's a huge uptake from a card enablement scheme. At that point they became the largest initiative launched in the US so...

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Amazon Payments: The Now Big Thing

Amazon Payments is a great example of how dynamic the payments market can be. Amazon began its life as an online bookstore with one-click buying capabilities. They quickly expanded upon their selection of products and eventually decided to make their infrastructure available to...

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The Dark Side to Innovation [podcast]

FinTech is all about innovation, but does innovation have a dark side? In this FinTech Podcast John Dunne, IR Chief Solutions Officer, shares his thoughts on how innovation is also leading to an increased payments attack surface, opening up new fraud opportunities.

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The Battle for your Virtual Wallet

PayPal, Apple Pay, and Google Wallet are three behemoths vying to be the service you choose as your virtual wallet. What are the differences between each service, and which one is the most promising? Let's take a look.

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Simplifying Multi-Party Transactions

Purchasing a new car should be a great experience. You get that shiny new car feel and wonderful new car smell. Years of trouble-free motoring, with the latest safety features to protect you and, if you're at that stage of life, your family. It should be a fantastic day when you...

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Real time payment analytics: the linchpin of your payments..

The payments industry and financial market infrastructures today are increasingly driven by information and payments...

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Payments Innovation and the Increasing Attack Surface..

It seems almost every other day there is a new innovation in payments, but do these innovations always lead to a great outcome? Sure, they may offer great flexibility to the end user, but in many instances it can open up a whole new 'attack surface' for the fraudsters. In this...

Payments Blog • 5 MIN READ

Managing Multi-party Transactions in a Complex Payments..

John Dunne, IR Chief Solutions Office, discussed the emergence of multi-party transactions as consumers and processors demand a better experience. As payment technologies continue to evolve, how will multi-party payment processing change to provide a better experience?

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It's my money and I'll spend how I want to

Before the 'customer experience' revolution, there existed the simple notion of 'customer service'. The cornerstone of good, old fashioned customer service was the time honored belief - 'the customer is always right'. There is no better example of the customer being right than...

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