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