All Articles Tagged With "Digital payments"

Travel Series: Enhancing Airlines’ Payment Acceptance Performance

Julia Callejo (Senior Consultant, Paris) addresses the issue related to payment acceptance, namely, how to control cost of acceptance while optimising payment coverage. This short article summarises how airlines’ payment policies are evolving over time and which factors define them. It also illustrates common pain points related to costs of payment acceptance, market reach and payment conversion as well as describes potential solutions based on actual case studies.‍

by Julia Callejo | Apr 01, 2025

6 mins read

Cinema industry payments: innovations, challenges, and strategies

As part of its Retail & Hospitality sector, EDC is diving into key hospitality subsectors. In this article, Elisabetta Nadal (Associate Consultant, London) takes a closer look at the cinema industry - an integral part of the venues sector. She examines the strategies cinemas are adopting to stay competitive in an evolving market and highlights the key challenges they face, particularly when it comes to payment solutions.

by Elisabetta Nadal | Apr 01, 2025

5 mins read

Conversation with Andrew Hocking, Chief Executive Officer at Tribe Payments

Mark Beresford (Director, London) recently spoke with Andrew Hocking, Chief Executive Officer at Tribe Payments. Andrew described how Tribe Payments empowers businesses with a modular, cloud-native platform for seamless payment processing.

by Mark Beresford | Mar 04, 2025

3 mins read

Travel Series: From plumbing to storefront: how “payments” is changing for airlines

Payments represent approximately 2.2% of airlines' revenues—amounting to $22B globally—making it an important cost driver. Through its extensive project work, Edgar, Dunn & Company (EDC) has identified seven payment issues that airlines face. EDC will launch a series of articles to cover each payment issue and share insights on solving them.

by EDC Team | Mar 04, 2025

5 mins read

The Implications of Digital Identity & eIDAS 2.0 on Payments

Euan Jones (Associate Consultant, London) has examined the eIDAS 2.0 regulation for Digital Identity wallets and the drastic changes we can expect to witness across the payments ecosystem in the coming months years.

by EDC Team | Mar 01, 2025

10 mins read

The need for instant gratification delivered with quick commerce

Mark Beresford (Director, London) and the Retail and Hospitality practice have examined the rapid growth of q-commerce around the world and what are the implications for the acceptance and processing of consumer payments. How can integrating payment acceptance technologies and processing optimisation practices ensure that companies remain agile and future-proof in a rapidly changing e-commerce market.

by Mark Beresford | Feb 01, 2025

6 mins read

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