All articles by Robert Prendergast

Robert Prendergast

Many young people still unaware BNPL can lead to debt

46% of those aged 18-34 don’t know they can get into debt using BNPL products and that lenders can add fees for missed payments

Travel debit card Currensea hits 100k cardholders

Currensea is now used globally every 9 seconds by travellers looking to reduce FX fees

Mastercard and Worldpay join forces to fight payment fraud

Worldpay will add Ethoca Alerts for its global network of Merchants and will allow participating merchants to avoid chargebacks

TreviPay introduces new financing option and payment application features

New features allow sellers to optimise their order-to-cash process with TreviPay’s managed services and composable A/R automation platform

Paysend and Currencycloud sign global expansion deal

Currencycloud will boost Paysend’s FX and treasury capabilities, becoming a key partner for cross-border money movement

Uzum becomes first tech unicorn in Uzbekistan

After raising over $100m in funding, Uzum has a valuation of over $1bn and plans to use the funds to develop the country’s IT and logistics infrastructure

La Banque Postale and JCB partner in France

The partnership is aimed at facilitating easy and seamless payment transactions for JCB card members throughout France

WorldFirst launches new solution to support growth of UK SME’s global trade 

WorldFirst has launched e-commerce growth solution in the UK to help SMEs overcome the challenges to cross-border e-commerce

Elavon and Softpay offer SoftPOS solution

Elavon and Softpay partner to offer the SoftPOS solution, which allows small and new businesses to start taking payments instantly

Advcash rebrands as Volet.com

Volet.com aims to become the preferred way to get paid and pay for freelancers, digital nomads, creators and affiliate marketers