Weekly Analysis & Opinion Highlights – 22 March 2021
This analysis article focuses on the opinions and insights from fintech industry experts. On latest news, we explore the surge in digital currencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, the global crisis caused by Credit-Rating Agencies, customer service delivered by digital banking, and the perk of thinking beyond ESGs for startups and VC sectors. Enjoy the […]
Replay: Flash Friday - Staying Ahead of the Fintech News with Paul Scholten
Flash Friday is a weekly live show that brings the latest fintech news and developments to the audience Today, Don Ginsel - CEO and Founder of Holland Fintech was joined by Paul Scholten, CEO at Buckaroo to share insights on the development and opportunities for the payment sector within fintech space. Buckaroo started as a […]
Understanding the Real-Time Payments Landscape: Insights from the Payment Integration experts and Fraud & AML experts
On November 4th, we organized a roundtable with the Payment Integration experts from SEEBURGER and the Fraud & AML experts from SAS. Both parties shared their insights into the currently developing market of real-time payments. The need for real-time payments is increasing and financial institutions are feeling the pressure to integrate the functionality of real-time […]
Replay: Payment Integration for the Real-Time World
The digital payments landscape is undergoing a rapid transformation, characterized by a rise in technological developments being made available as new services to bank customers and business partners. With these developments comes instant access, more convenient ways to make payments and an ever-rising level of expectation from customers. On November 4th, we invited SEEBURGER and […]
Wirecard and YES BANK partner to boost financial inclusion in India
Wirecard, a Germany-bases digital payments and commerce solutions provider, and Mumbai-based YES Bank, will team up to broaden the availability of India’s Aadhaar Enabled Payment System. This partnership will make digital payments and banking accessible to more Indians, with an eye on those residing in remote areas of the country. To increase financial inclusion, Wirecard’s […]
Buckaroo rolls out Apple Pay for Dutch merchants
Buckaroo, a Netherlands-based PSP, made the announcement 11 June as Apple Pay also became available for customers of ING bank, and Apple premium reseller Amac slotted in as one of the first Dutch webstores to roll out the payments service. Jelle Hoes, CTO at Buckaroo, spoke on the addition of Apple Pay in terms of […]
The Paypers launches B2B Payments and Fintech Guide 2019
The publication focuses on innovations regarding how businesses transact, and looks at the trends and lessons learned from what’s going on in the B2B payments space. To do this, it assembled a host of thought-leaders to write on various topics such as instant payments, cross border payments, payments infrastructure, B2B commerce, e-invoicing and more. The […]
Payments ‘Dream Team’ to enable Klarna’s “buy now, pay later” at AliExpress
The convergence of three leaders in payments technology (Klarna, Adyen and AliPay) has been marked by an initial partnership that will see the popular “Buy now, Pay later” service offered to AliExpress shoppers across the Netherlands, Germany, and Austria. Klarna, the hugely popular “smooth” Swedish bank focussing on a whole range of digital financial services […]
Klarna growth a barometer of payments transformation
Klarna - the fintech innovators that set out to simplify payments by allowing consumers to receive purchases before paying for them whilst taking on the potential credit and fraud risks of the online retailer - have released their 2018 financial report and it contains a number of key insights relevant to the industry as a […]
Buckaroo enables merchant access to new markets with AfterPay
Online shopping continues to evolve and so are payment preferences. According to recent Gfk research, over 20% of Dutch online shoppers used a payment-after-delivery method in the fourth quarter of 2018. Responding to this, pay-after-delivery provider AfterPay and payment provider Buckaroo have strengthened their collaboration to meet increased demand. Merchants are now able to offer […]