A Comprehensive Strategy for Fighting Gaming Fraud

By and large, video games are based around the principle of good guy versus bad guy. To defeat the bad guy(s), the good guy generally must deploy a multitude of weapons and devices through various levels, while not suffering too much damage.

Progressive Platform Modernization — Eight Steps to Success

The need to modernize legacy systems has never been more keenly felt, but the risk of big bang migrations has never been higher.

The European Commission’s Proposal for a New Consumer Credit Directive: Will This Create a Harmonized European Consumer Credit Market?

On June 30, the European Commission (EC) issued a proposal for a new Consumer Credit Directive (‘the Proposal’).

What’s Next for Real-Time and Digital Payment Experiences?

The payments industry is constantly looking at ways to streamline retail payments, reduce costs, increase security and improve the customer experience. But these efforts inevitably introduce more players into the ecosystem, or lower cost and risk on one side (i.e.

Top Three Considerations for the Acceleration of the Digital Economy in LATAM

In our recent Making Payments webinar, The Acceleration of the Digital Economy: Risks and Challenges and How To Overcome Them (Spanish), experts from Microsoft, Puntored and ACI Worldwide shared their insights on these three pressing topics facing financial institutions across LATAM: 1. COVID-19 as a digitalization accelerator 2.

Acceleration of the Digital Economy in Brazil: Risks, Challenges and Solutions

In our recent Making Payments webinar, experts from Mastercard, Microsoft and ADIQ shared their insights on how they were able to overcome the most pressing innovation challenges within Brazil, and how other organizations can prepare for the future of digital payments.

Southeast Asia: Primed for Real-Time Payments to Enter the Mainstream

There has been an exponential increase in demand for digital services across Southeast Asia (SEA), with the COVID-19 pandemic changing the way we live, work and shop.

Buy now pay later growth: PayPal pay later

In our ongoing blog series covering Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), we’ve begun exploring the explosive growth of such payment methods while wondering if BNPL is really worth the hype. We then spotlighted Klarna, one of the major BNPL providers. We’ll now examine another leading BNPL provider, PayPal.

Mobile wallet payments are on the rise — But what about for bill pay?

While consumers have spent more time at home and more time on their mobile devices, a growing number of them have set up mobile bill notifications — and billers need to take notice, especially when it comes to advances like mobile wallets.

The European Commission’s Directive on Distance Marketing of Consumer Financial Services: What Does This Mean for the Industry?

On May 28 2021, the European Commission (EC) issued an Inception Impact Assessment on the Directive on Distance Marketing of Consumer Financial Services, which is out for public consultation until the June 25.

Amazon Prime Day: We All Love a Good Bargain… So Do Fraudsters

Each year, Amazon’s Prime Day event proves to be even more successful than the last in terms of sales volume. And this year was no exception.

Monetizing payments data: How merchants can leverage the power of analytics

In the world of commerce, everything is driven by data. The information that merchants collect and analyze determines the marketing channels they use, what products they stock and which customers they focus on.