All articles by Robert Prendergast

Robert Prendergast

Payment cards account for over half of e-commerce payments in US, reveals GlobalData

The US accounted for 30.1% share in the global e-commerce market in terms of payments value in 2023

Cross-border real-time payments make tangible progress as over 50% consumers use them, says GlobalData

63% of global consumers use international real-time payments services to send money to family and friends

UK customers have issues completing card payments

Supermarkets and petrol stations have turned away customers, raising the question once again: is a cashless society a bad idea?

Nuvei introduces off-ramping of digital assets to cards via Mastercard Move in Europe

This new functionality provides a bridge between digital and traditional finance that can be spent via Mastercard’s global network

Chase and Marriott Bonvoy introduce newly enhanced credit card

Cardmembers enjoy new travel benefits and earn more points on everyday spend categories, with no annual fee

eBay Seller Capital and Liberis partner to accelerate small business growth

The new revenue-based financing product unlocks access to capital for eBay sellers

OpenPayd launches Pix instant payments

OpenPayd customers can now embed Pix into their platforms to enable real-time payments in Brazil

Security and privacy are top payment concerns for consumers

Top concerns over security (60%) and privacy (41%) were closely followed by considerations for speed (38%) and efficiency (34%)

LianLian Global joins the Thunes Global Network

The LianLian Global Payout Service uses Thunes’ payment network to facilitate payouts to digital wallets and bank accounts in over 130 countries

AFFIN BANK partners With ACI Worldwide to modernise payments for Malaysian businesses

The new enterprise payments platform empowers AFFIN to unify its payment systems into a single centralised platform