All articles by Robert Prendergast

Robert Prendergast

Square brings offline payments to all devices

Now nearly every Square seller can continue to operate business as usual and keep sales flowing during potential technical difficulties

PPRO expands its local payments offering to the US

The US e-commerce spending expected to reach $1.5trn by 2027 with the average online shopper spending over $4,000 a year with merchants

Nium partners with Indonesian payments infrastructure Artajasa

Adding to recent successes in Korea and Thailand, Nium expands its footprint in Asia by signing an MOU with Artajasa

Alternative payments account for over 40% of Hong Kong e-commerce payments in 2023, reveals GlobalData

A survey reveals that over 85% of consumers in Hong Kong shopped online in the past six months

Soft Space launches the first JCB payment gateway in Malaysia

Soft Space provides API specification that enables acquirers and payment facilitators to offer retail merchants access to JCB’s network

Airwallex partners with technology company Bird to power its global payments infrastructure

Bird will leverage Airwallex’s financial infrastructure to simplify payments, replacing the more than 20 global banks it relied on previously

Snowdrop and PwC Middle East partner to provide banks with transaction enrichment technology

The partnership will allow banks and payment providers in the Middle East an opportunity to leverage Snowdrop’s technology

Alipay+ partners with Starbucks Korea

Alipay+ partners with Starbucks Korea to provide exclusive offers for international visitors to Korea as tourism figures grow

AffiniPay expands into Puerto Rico

AffiniPay extends its suite of solutions & distinct payment offerings to legal professionals beyond borders

Marqeta forms partnership with Rain

Marqeta and Rain’s partnership shows demand from workers to simplify the pay cycle and offer streamlined solutions