The payment industry’s ability to withstand the disruption caused by the coronavirus suggests that lessons learned from previous outbreaks have served the industry well.

The disruption caused by coronavirus has accelerated the move towards automated accounts payable processes as corporates seek an accurate and real-time view of their cash position.

The G20 has called for renewed efforts to enhance slow and costly international payments. The founder of Worldpay and ClearBank may have the answer.

For businesses trying to sell more on customers’ mobiles, the challenge of integrating proliferating payment channels is a growing headache.

Banks are offering corporate mobile wallet solutions, but cultural nuances and authorization processes remain potential barriers to large-scale adoption.

Scarred by the lockdown, suppliers now want payment upfront while customers demand extended terms: a problem is brewing in B2B payments and receivables.

A trend that was already under way is set to accelerate as companies realise the importance of better oversight of day-to-day financials.

The partnership will boost Alipay’s control of money flowing into China and increase its status abroad.

Cross-border instant payments gain traction, although the trend is not moving fast enough, say industry experts.

The ridesharing company’s foray into financial services is a questionable decision given the company’s dismal financial results.

The political and regulatory backlash has driven leading payments companies out of the Libra association, but a new version of the revolutionary stablecoin may yet appear.

The delay in the introduction of strong customer authentication under the second EU Payments Services Directive has not been universally welcomed, but it represents a valuable opportunity to make consumers more security-aware.

Automation and artificial intelligence are transforming the payments industry into one of the most dynamic sectors of transaction banking. But there are still many teething problems in an industry that has been catapulted onto centre stage.

Consolidation is due in the fintech payments sector as new specialized companies begin to build scale.

A recent survey states 92% of financial decision-makers have admitted to paying their suppliers late, but there are tech solutions to some of these issues – and it's about time they were adopted.

Data security company Krypti claims the microtoken exchange security system used in its new digital wallet for storing bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies offers the most sophisticated protection against hackers on the market.

The argument that India will be the first cashless society doesn’t take into account the country’s most vulnerable people and the cultural attachment to cash.

A new strong customer authentication (SCA) regulation being introduced in September will change the payments landscape for online merchants amid a race for the most frictionless customer experience.

Having tested HSBC FX Everywhere on internal payments, the bank now aims to provide it as a platform service to clients.

From payments to full retail banking services, tech companies are encroaching on the banking space.

In Africa, digital payments are still the future, not the present.

CLSNet – a new payments netting service for FX trades – aims to reduce costs and increase liquidity for market participants.

Biometrics will help online retailers protect themselves from fraud – but maintaining customer experience at the same time may be a challenge.

Banks with large wholesale payments and cash management operations must innovate to avoid being ousted by disruptors.

The multiple access points for payments platforms in the UK have been brought together under one new operator

China appears to be opening up to the idea of a wider range of payments options. Before overseas companies look to dive in, they need to make sure they are keeping on the right side of the regulator.

Corporates are now refocusing their efforts on internal fraud as well as external threats of cybercrime, following some high-profile cases.

Domestic real-time payments are spreading as more countries adopt the technology, but the move to international, cross-currency payments is still some time off.

For years, much of the hype in payments has been around mobile payments and blockchain technology. But the innovation that has done the most to change British shopping habits has been contactless cards, which launched in 2007 but have really come of age in recent years.

Since the announcement of Worldpay’s merger with Vantiv there has been a glut of bids for payments companies, coming from in-market competitors, credit card companies looking to enter the sector and private equity firms.