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How GDP Trends Impact the Payments Industry

Clearly Payments

For example: Retail and ecommerce payments surged in 2021 as the economy reopened, then normalized in 2022 and 2023 as inflation and rate hikes tempered spending. Some, like retail and travel, are highly cyclical, while others—such as utilities or healthcare—tend to remain stable regardless of broader trends.

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From open banking to open finance and beyond: The future of financial data-sharing

The Payments Association

The ability to integrate diverse data sources for real-time fraud detection and transaction monitoring will become a key differentiator in an open data economydirectly impacting cost structures and risk models for payments providers. As of 2023, account-to-account (A2A) transactions in the U.S. reached $1.1

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Payrails Review: Orchestrating Global Payments

Fintech Review

Overview and Mission Founded in 2021 by ex-Delivery Hero executives, Payrails was born from first-hand experience of the fragmentation, cost, and technical hurdles associated with scaling payments globally. Businesses can route transactions dynamically based on geography, payment method preferences, cost structures, or success rates.

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i2c: Mobile Banking, Credit Drive FinTech Opportunities Beyond The ‘Simple’ DDA

PYMNTS

The stars of financial services in 2021 will have something to do with credit,” i2c CEO Amir Wain told Karen Webster, saying the days of the simple checking or demand draft accounts (DDA) are over. You can’t be a star with the DDA in 2021,” he added.

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Profitability Holds the Key for Fintech’s Revival, Not Growth at All Costs

The Fintech Times

A few years ago, many fintech leaders saw ‘growth at all costs’ as the most important factor for their business to survive. Nonetheless, the industry remains resilient as between 2021 and 2023, fintech revenues grew by 14 per cent. After all, the fintech market was booming.

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With Newfound Profitability, Lime Rolls Out Newest Electric Scooter Model

PYMNTS

The micro-mobility company, which rents scooters in urban areas, had achieved profitability for a full quarter over the summer, and is now on track to be profitable for 2021 as a whole, Lime wrote in a blog post. Lime believes it is the first micro-mobility company to achieve profitability for a full quarter.

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Brinker Sets Long-Term Focus For Virtual Brand, Reconsiders Marketing Amid Pandemic

PYMNTS

28) as part of its first quarter 2021 earnings that Chili's comp sales dropped 7.2 28) as part of its first quarter 2021 earnings that Chili's comp sales dropped 7.2 million in net cash provided by operating activities in Q1 FY 2021, while $46.6 million in net repayments were made on the revolving credit facility in Q1 FY 2021.