Analysis
Shopify GMV near doubled over 2020
March 2nd, 2021
2020 was a strong year for Shopify. It reported an 86% increase in revenues to $2.9bn and almost double its GMV at $119.6bn.
Analysis
TransferWise: A Wise rebranding
March 1st, 2021
TransferWise rebranded as Wise last week. Here's how the company is realigning its brand to match its vision for international banking.
Reports
MoneyGram CEO Alex Holmes & COO Kamila Chytil: Conversation with Daniel Webber on FY 2020 Earnings
February 25th, 2021
Daniel Webber spoke to MoneyGram CEO Alex Holmes and COO Kamila Chytil about the company's FY 2020 earnings results and future plans.
Analysis
Ria continues to take share as its digital and mobile platforms emerge
February 22nd, 2021
Euronet's Money Transfer segment, which includes Ria and XE, reported a good set of results for 2020 despite the challenging year.
Reports
Report: Understanding the economics of cross-border card payments
February 18th, 2021
A report for ecommerce merchants and payment companies covering the fees and charges for cross-border transactions in over 100 countries.
Reports
Western Union CFO Raj Agrawal: Conversation with Daniel Webber on FY 2020 earnings
February 18th, 2021
Daniel Webber goes behind the FY 2020 earnings numbers with Western Union CFO Raj Agrawal.
Analysis
Visa and Mastercard results: Recovery begins
February 17th, 2021
We've entered earnings season, with Visa Q1 2021 and Mastercard Q4 2020 results. Here's the key takeaways.
Analysis
Cross-border card transactions: Don’t believe the T&Cs
February 16th, 2021
60% of card programmes charge a higher fee than what is reported in their issuer's official T&Cs.
Analysis
Inside Payoneer’s SPAC deal
February 15th, 2021
Payoneer recently announced that it was going public with serial SPAC investor Betsy Cohen, via her latest SPAC. We found out more from CEO Scott Galit.
Analysis
PayPal to increase focus on cross-border
February 9th, 2021
PayPal released its Q4 and full year 2020 results last week and they make for happy shareholder reading.
Analysis
The real costs of receiving a money transfer
February 8th, 2021
Whilst much of the cross-border payments world is focused on the costs to the sender, the costs of converting payments by recipients is much more opaque.
Reports
The 2021 Cross-Border Ecommerce Market Map
February 3rd, 2021
What is the state of the cross-border ecommerce landscape in 2021? We map out the key players across each market. Download the map here.
Analysis
Can mobile-money wallets gain momentum in remittances?
February 3rd, 2021
How mobile money wallets are having an impact on the remittances industry, following a report by GSMA.
Analysis
An insight into customer ratings in remittances
February 2nd, 2021
Many companies take pride in their customer-centric approach, but do good ratings indicate a successful remittances business?
Analysis
Conductor brings bankless banking to Latam
February 1st, 2021
We spoke to Antonio Soares, CEO of Brazilian Banking as a Service provider Conductor following the company’s $170m funding round at the end of last year.
Analysis
Checkout, Rapyd, PPRO and Curve: Key cross-border payments funding rounds for January 2021
January 26th, 2021
January 2021 has already seen a number of key funding rounds for January 2021. We look at the raised from Checkout.com, PPRO, Rapyd and Curve.