Analysis
Key takeaways from the Women in Payments Symposium
May 4th, 2022
Highlights from the Women in Payments Symposium for the EMEA region – a great opportunity to meet inspiring women shaping the future of payments.
Analysis
Payment processors’ new revenue streams
May 3rd, 2022
Payment processing competition continues to rise and many of the fintechs in the space are rolling out new products to grow share and drive margins.
Analysis
Ant Group's acquisition of 2C2P is one in a long line of investments that have seen the company grow its cross-border payments network across Asia.
Reports
Financial services in Indonesia: Driving digital inclusion
April 28th, 2022
Following an increase in illegal lending during the pandemic, Indonesia is trying to increase financial inclusion and boost the growth of digital banking.
Analysis
Ukraine sees a reshaping of remittances
April 27th, 2022
We have been closely following how the Russia-Ukraine conflict is impacting remittances to and from Ukraine.
Analysis
Crypto card competition heats up
April 26th, 2022
Crypto cards are on the rise, but how are the different players competing in this emerging space?
Analysis
Key takeaways from Paris Blockchain Week Summit
April 25th, 2022
We were recently on the ground at Paris Blockchain Week Summit, getting the latest updates from key companies, exchanges and providers.
Analysis
Global payments stocks: What’s going on with the markets?
April 25th, 2022
In the public markets, we're beginning to see some bottoming out and stock values growing again for the global payments world, following a difficult decline.
Analysis
Bitcoin 2022: Bitcoin will change payments, but not just yet
April 19th, 2022
FXC Intelligence CEO Daniel Webber's key cross-border payments takeaways from Bitcoin 2022 in Miami.
Analysis
Q1 2022’s funding and M&A highlights in cross-border payments
April 19th, 2022
The cross-border payment space has seen a significant number of funding rounds, as well as some landmark M&As, in Q1 2022.
Analysis
Stripe sees volume surge
April 18th, 2022
Last week, Stripe provided an update on its business for 2021 that included some of the most detailed numbers that the startup has ever put out.
Analysis
The sale of Western Union Business Solutions has now initially closed, and the company has been rebranded as Convera.
Analysis
Why Papaya Global bought Azimo
April 7th, 2022
Payroll platform Papaya Global has bought remittance player Azimo. Papaya Global CEO Eynat Guez explains the motivations for the deal.
Reports
FX scarcity in Nigeria: Causes, challenges and solutions
April 7th, 2022
Nigeria is experiencing a foreign exchange crisis, as FX scarcity drives up the cost of exchanging Naira into US dollars, particularly in the parallel market.
Analysis
Ecommerce giants embrace NFTs
April 4th, 2022
In the last few months increasing numbers of ecommerce majors have entered the NFT space.
Reports
The growth of African neobanks
March 31st, 2022
Neobanks have been transforming the financial landscape in many parts of the world, not least in major countries in Africa.