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The Impact of COVID-19 on Consumer and Merchant Behaviour

The Impact of COVID-19 on Consumer and Merchant Behaviour

The recent outbreak of COVID-19, more commonly known by its family name – Coronavirus, has been the main topic of discussion across the globe. It has and will have long-term socio-economic impacts across the globe.

by Davide Villa | Apr 06, 2020
2 mins read
Conversation with Joanne Dewar, CEO of Global Processing Services

Conversation with Joanne Dewar, CEO of Global Processing Services

Joanne Dewar, CEO of Global Processing Services (GPS), spoke with Samee Zafar (Director, London). GPS is a market-leading processor platform for emerging payments companies and 100+ fintechs, accredited by Visa and MasterCard to process transactions globally.

by Samee Zafar | Feb 03, 2020
3 mins read
From Hard Decline To Abandoned Purchases: Conversion Killers In The New Era Of eCommerce Payment Security

From Hard Decline To Abandoned Purchases: Conversion Killers In The New Era Of eCommerce Payment Security

eCommerce payment security is receiving a reboot. Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) in Europe is an example but this is now a global trend.In this new security era, failed payments and false declines due to perceived fraud risk, a curse of eCommerce payments, may eventually become a thing of the past.

by Martin Koderisch | Mar 04, 2020
7 mins read
PayPal vs Alipay-WeChat Pay duopoly: David against Goliath

PayPal vs Alipay-WeChat Pay duopoly: David against Goliath

PayPal has become the first foreign company to gain a Chinese payments license following the acquisition of a 70% stake in GoPay, an online payments firm based in China. The company, officially known as Guofubao Information Technology Co., was set up in 2011 as a joint venture between the China International Commerce Centre and HNA Retailing Holding, a subsidiary of the Chinese conglomerate HNA Group. On the 30th of September, PayPal received approval from the People’s Bank of China for the acquisition and therefore the licence to operate in China by proxy.

by Volker Schloenvoigt | Oct 31, 2019
3 mins read
Conversation With Piet Mallekoote, CEO of the Dutch Payments Association

Conversation With Piet Mallekoote, CEO of the Dutch Payments Association

‍iDEAL was created in 2005 on the request of e-commerce merchants to facilitate online banking payments more customer friendly, smoother and more trusted. Before 2005, each bank had its own standard and different features.

by Samee Zafar | Jul 01, 2019
4 mins read
Conversation With Jeremy Nicholds, CEO of Judopay

Conversation With Jeremy Nicholds, CEO of Judopay

Jeremy Nicholds, CEO of Judopay, payment gateway provider focusing on delivering a simple, seamless and safe payment checkout process both in-app and online, spoke to EDC’s Samee Zafar.

by Samee Zafar | Jan 31, 2019
5 mins read
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