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Navigate APAC’s Current Digital Payments Landscape
As we step into 2025, the APAC region stands at the forefront of a global financial transformation. Learn five key trends shaping the digital payments landscape across six key APAC markets in this preview of our new report.
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How Embedded Finance Adds Fuel To Black Friday
This holiday shopping season, shoppers will increasingly turn to “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) in a sign of triumph for embedded finance.
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Predictions 2025: Payments Disruption Roars Ahead
It’s been quite a ride for payments in recent years. So what awaits us in 2025? More fits and starts, and significant disruptions to the status quo.
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Merchant Payment Providers In APAC: What’s Hot In 2024
The APAC market is never short of innovative payment technologies. A decade ago, QR code payments blossomed in China, leading a wave of mobile payment tech innovations in Asia Pacific and beyond. More recently, AI and blockchain technologies have injected new vitality into the payment market. Some forward-looking merchant payment providers are already investing in […]
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Fraud Management In APAC: What’s New In 2024?
The fraud attack rate in APAC is above the global average. Find out why in this preview of a new report on the latest trends in fraud management, including evolving fraud patterns and technology adoption trends in APAC.
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It’s Not The Payment Method That Matters, It’s The Experience
As payment options have proliferated, they’ve become more than just a way to make a purchase. What should brands consider as they develop or add payment options to appeal to buyers? This week on What It Means, Principal Analyst Lily Varón shares insights and explains what’s ahead for digital payments.
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AI And Open Banking Payments Dominate Money20/20 Europe 2024
While Money20/20 Europe had a number of themes this year — including “A Customer Universe of One” and “The Business Of Money” — AI and open banking payments really stole the show. But while the AI discussion remained mostly high-level, a confluence of factors have made open banking payments closer to mainstream adoption and therefore red-hot.
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What We’re Most Excited To See At Money20/20 Europe 2024
This blog provides an overview of key themes that we’re most excited to discuss at Money20/20 Europe 2024.
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The Emerging Technologies That Will Drive The Future Of Payments
Find out which emerging technologies will shape the future of payments and revolutionize transactions, customer interaction, and security — and which will fall short.
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50/50: Capital One, Discover, And Differentiation In Credit Cards
Welcome back to Forrester’s blog series, 50/50, where we showcase two sides of a B2C marketing issue. This time, we explore how consumers feel about Capital One’s bid to acquire Discover — and how differentiated credit card brands are in the eyes of customers. The main catalyst for this research is Capital One’s announced plan […]
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No, Amazon Isn’t Killing Just Walk Out But Rather “Pushing Hard” On It
In an effort to clear the air about Amazon's Just Walk Out solution, we went direct to an Amazon exec to get the details. Learn three key insights about the future of Amazon’s autonomous checkout technology from this interview with Amazon's Jon Jenkins.
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Exploring Grab’s New Cryptocurrency Payment Feature
Learn how Grab's new cryptocurrency payments feature will influence the payment market in Southeast Asia and Singapore.
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What We Learned In The Forrester Wave™: The Merchant Payment Partner Market Has No Leaders
What three questions should you ask when evaluating the merchant payments provider market? Find out in this blog previewing the findings from the new The Forrester Wave™: Merchant Payment Providers, Q1 2024.
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Payment Methods Don’t Matter — Payment Experiences Do
Retailers and consumer-facing brands have been so busy chasing the next hot payment method that they’ve missed what customers really want when they make payments. Learn how to start incorporating experiences into your payments strategy.
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Digital Payments Have Surpassed Traditional Payments In The US
Read this Forrester blog for data insights on what digital payment methods consumers are using instead of credit cards and cash.
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The B2B Cross-Border Payments Market: What’s Hot In 2024?
The fast development of emerging technologies such as AI/ML and blockchain makes the competitive landscape competition in the B2B cross-border payments market even more intense. Learn more in this preview of a new report.
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What’s New For Accounts Payable Invoice Automation In 2024?
Finance and payment professionals can read this blog to learn three key trends in the accounts payable (AP) invoice automation market in 2024.
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My Key Takeaways From This Year’s Singapore FinTech Festival
In Singapore, the ease of global networking is impressive. At the recent Singapore FinTech Festival, a significant event in APAC attracting around 66,000 attendees, I had the valuable chance to connect with clients and friends worldwide. The event offered both enriching conversations and intriguing fintech product demonstrations. Here are some key takeaways from the event: […]
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The NPCI’s Hello! UPI Is Ready To Transform Digital Payments In India
Imagine sitting down at a charming Sikkim restaurant in Nepal, ready to enjoy a delightful meal with colleagues, only to realize that none of you have brought your wallets — no cash, no cards, nothing. Well, that happened to us on our recent trip to Nepal. We had only our smartphones, the ubiquitous companions of […]
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Predictions 2024: The Winners Will Be Those Who Weave Value Around Payments
The payments players who will make a difference in the coming year will be those who realize that it’s not what you do but how you do it.
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