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Alternative Payment Adoption Continues to Rise Across Emerging Markets, Reveals EBANX

The Fintech Times

Digital-first financial institutions have become key drivers behind cards’ sustained presence and growth in rising economies, according to new data revealed by EBANX , the global payment service provider (PSP). Four out of 10 of these people are credit card holders.

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EBANX Data Shows 41% of Online Card Transactions in Brazil Come From Digital Issuers

Fintech Finance

Digital-first financial institutions have become key drivers behind cards’ sustained presence and growth in rising economies. This trend is gaining traction in other countries in Latin America, mainly Colombia (21%) and Argentina (19%), where digital banking expansion and intense fintech activity are pushing card issuance.

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Understanding Payment Processing Compliance When Implementing Credit Card Surcharging

Stax

Are you struggling with resource constraints caused by soaring credit card processing costs? Credit card surcharging can help offset these expenses, but it can be tricky. Learn how to achieve payment processing compliance when surcharging to improve your company’s financial stability and reputation. No surprise there.

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How Middle Eastern Merchants Can Keep Up With Pandemic-Driven Privacy, Payment Shifts

PYMNTS

The region’s financial institutions (FIs) and merchants have needed to work swiftly to support unprecedented levels of digital payment and shopping growth. Online Payments Drive Privacy Concerns. The true change merchants are facing is not in trying to stay on top of a spike in online users.

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Graduating To Faster Payments

PYMNTS

Grade schools and colleges could use a massive textbook dedicated to payments – their own. Many schools get an F when it comes to payments, but the culprit might actually be the infernal “paper jam.” The writing is on the whiteboard: School’s out for paper payments. In Q3 2019, credit card issuer JCB International Co.,

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Could Visa and Mastercard Credit Card Settlement Cause Issues for Issuing Banks and Consumers?

The Fintech Times

Earlier this week, payment giants Visa and Mastercard agreed to lower fees charged to merchants for credit card transactions in the US, following a lawsuit spanning almost two decades. Interchange rates, set by the two payment giants, generally sit between two to four per cent of each transaction total.

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Together, LatAm and African Digital Markets to Surpass $1trillion in Total Value by 2026 Finds EBANX

The Fintech Times

EBANX , the payments solutions provider, has published a study on digital markets and payments in rising economies as it finds both the digital markets of Latin America (LatAm) and Africa are set to surpass $1trillion in total value by 2026. And payments have been the backbone of this growth,” she added.