The Payments Association

DECEMBER 11, 2024

2025 payment trends focus on digital wallets, instant payments, AI, fraud prevention, and consumer convenience, driven by evolving regulations and innovation. As the payments landscape evolves, businesses face increasing pressure to adapt to technological advancements and changing consumer expectations.

Payments Trends 88

Payments Trends Fraud Prevention Instant Payments Payments 88

The Payments Association

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Fintech startups, blockchain technology, and the rise of decentralised finance (DeFi) are proving to be worth challengers to traditional card-based payment systems. The rise of alternative payment methods like cryptocurrencies, mobile payments (e.g., They can offer a cheaper, faster and more direct alternative.

Online and Mobile Banking 88

Online and Mobile Banking Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Alternative Payment Methods 88

The Fintech Times

MAY 12, 2025

As national payment infrastructures become more interoperable and networked on a regional, and soon global, scale, stablecoins may start to lose their perceived ‘indisputable’ advantages in the cross-border sector. Will the rug be pulled from under stablecoins by incumbent instant payment schemes? DLT or otherwise).

Interoperability 45

Interoperability Stablecoins Cross-Border Cross-Border Payments 45

Fintech Finance

JUNE 4, 2024

Prommt enables secure, seamless checkouts via SMS, email, chat, web, or in-app, offering Pay by Bank as a default or alternative payment method based on a set of orchestration parameters such as transaction value, location, or customer type.

Alternative Payment Methods 52

Alternative Payment Methods Real Time Payments Instant Payments Processing Costs 52

The Fintech Times

JUNE 18, 2024

Digital financial services, including mobile wallets and neobanks , are revolutionising payment habits, particularly among the unbanked population, while initiatives like the BR code (the local QR code standardising payment initiation) and open banking are enhancing payment security and privacy.

Payments 64

Payments Financial Inclusion Online and Mobile Banking Central Bank 64

The Fintech Times

MAY 1, 2025

UAE-based alternative payment method (APM) provider Pay10 has secured an open finance licence from the Central Bank of the UAE , enabling it to provide payment initiation services, including variable recurring payments across the country.

Finance 45

Finance Security Central Bank Interoperability 45