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As open banking #payments are gradually becoming an integral part of the payments mix across the globe, their comparison with credit cards is

Embedded #finance is a fairly simple concept that can however become quite complex when looking at it from a business model and an industry opportunity

#payments rails across the globe and the models behind them have evolved in three major (but very different) patterns and yet they are

Apple is finally opening up its iPhone tap-to-pay ecosystem to third-party providers, but there is a catch. Let’s take a look.

What has

In a world of multi-rail #payments infrastructure and digital wallet dominance, interoperability is becoming the name of the game. The world’s biggest SuperApp,

One of the fiercest battles in the payments’ space is taking place at the check-out. The big schemes (Visa, Mastercard, AmeX, Discover) are

AI is becoming a make-or-break factor for banks. But success will not depend on their ability to offer #AI, but on their competence

Excited to join for another year the 2025 Digital Finance Awards as a judge!

The 4th edition of the Digital Finance Awards celebrates groundbreaking

The US might be the world’s largest #economy, but its #payments are running on antiquated, slow and non-sophisticated rails. Can the US catch up on instant

Neobanks in the US have had a notable impact pushing incumbents to innovate, but they still face a lot of challenges. What can

Excited to be speaking at the Seamless Europe Conference next week in Munich!  
  
Over 2 days Seamless Europe will bring together over 300 industry

While much of the #AI focus in #financialservices is on the first-mover advantage, the real name of the game will evolve around AI

Trade finance is the lifeblood of global #commerce and yet it is still largely based on decades-old, paper-based processes. Modernizing it is a

Crypto #payments are gradually but steadily gaining popularity and inevitably becoming part of a multi-polar payments’ landscape. Let’s take a look.

Among all

Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) is a divisive concept. Instrumental in the rise of #fintech, but also behind some notable failures. However, not only is BaaS

Whereas #openbanking Payments are A2A #Payments, A2A Payments are not necessarily Open Banking Payments. Let’s take a look.

Moving funds from one account

Episode 12/249 is finally ON AIR! Join me and Paolo Sironi for the new episode of THE BANKERS' BOOKSHELF!

In this episode we have

After re-shaping both #fintech and #ecommerce, can Buy-Now-Pay-Later now challenge card payments? Let’s take a look.
 
#BNPL owes its success to its double appeal

After re-shaping both #fintech and #ecommerce, can Buy-Now-Pay-Later now challenge card payments? Let’s take a look.
 
#BNPL owes its success to its double appeal

There is no bank board not discussing #GenAI today. The pressure to show AI initiatives is huge. But so is the risk of