Frictionless Payments

Frictionless Payments are becoming more and more common. They were firstly introduced by Braintree and adopted by Uber. Since then use cases became more complex, security requirements also got tougher but the user experience (UX) requirements remain unchanged. In fact UX is the main driver of Frictionless Payments. Let's discuss more about Frictionless Payments in this group and try to draw a future scenarios of their development and adoption.

Howard Berg Senior V President,North and Central Europe, BPS at Gemalto DIS

Why banks should consider a Digital First approach

By now everyone should be aware of Digital First banking. Its ability to enable both physical and digital card issuance, real-time card management or secure, straightforward free online payments, showcases the countless benefits consumers are enjoying on a daily basis. These digital features are delivering the cornerstone of modern banking – conve...

18 August 2021 /payments /retail

Gustavo Ruiz Chief Executive Officer at SafetyPay

QR Codes and NFTs are quickly emerging as top resources for the future of payments in Latin America

With new consumer behavior embracing more digital banking, the capabilities of borderless and contactless payments are becoming more well known, especially in Latin America. Consumers in LATAM are seeking out simplicity and instantaneous opportunities more than ever before in this growing digital age. They’re looking to familiar opportunities lik...

03 August 2021 /payments /inclusion

Sunil Jhamb Founder and CEO at WLPayments

The right way to implement 3DS2.2

Transitioning to 3DS2 entails many benefits when compared to 3DS1, such as frictionless flow, enhanced security, and improved mobile device compatibility. However, its implementation can be a cumbersome task, presenting numerous challenges. Therefore, it is important to be aware of such impediments and the solutions that can be adopted to address ...

29 July 2021 /security /payments

Joris Lochy Product Manager at Intix | Co-founder at Capilever

Card payments for dummies

At my current company Monizze, we issue social vouchers, like meal, eco and gift vouchers. These vouchers are consumed using a specific Monizze payment card via a physical terminal. As a result, I come into contact with card payments on a daily basis. Unfortunately, I am still far from being a card expert, but along the years I can say I have buil...

21 June 2021 /payments

Shagun Varshney Senior Product Manager at Signifyd

UK Authorities Delay SCA Again...Again

Did you hear the one about how SCA is delayed for six months? Of course you have... Five times now. It would be funny if it weren’t so, well, not funny. UK retailers and their product teams have been whipsawed repeatedly by moving enforcement deadlines for the new payment regulations being ushered in by PSD2, which passed in 2015. “These are compl...

04 June 2021 /payments /crime

Emilie Casteran CEO at YouTransactor

Proximity Payments in the light of COVID-19

In the midst of the tide of consumers migrating to online channels of commerce, there has been a strong need to focus on reinventing the proximity payment options to meet consumers’ expectations for seamless checkout experiences. Besides the unwelcome arrival of Covid-19 has further pushed the requirement of cashless, and more importantly contactl...

04 June 2021 /payments /covid-19

Bart Tompkins Managing Director, Amadeus Payments at Amadeus

How finance teams can proactively manage travel spend before it happens

Controlling how employees spend company funds on travel has been one of the biggest historic challenges for finance teams. Most company spend is governed by purchase orders, with payments made in relation to specific invoices from the company’s own bank. The data is available, transparent and can be analyzed to spot any inconsistencies. But contro...

12 May 2021 /payments /people