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Payments on Fire Podcasts
Episode 227 - EMVCo: A Textbook Example of Collaboration with Oliver Manahan, EMVCo
Episode 226 - From the Vault: Talking EMV in the USA (Episode 16)
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Buy Now, Pay Later: Fundamentals
$149.00Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) has emerged all over the world as an attractive way to pay for purchases in installments, often interest free. Who are the stakeholders in these new payments systems? What type of customer is most attracted to BNPL methods and what is their experience when they make a purchase? What about when they subsequently make an installment payment? How do merchants view these new methods? And who are the leaders in the US market?
This session provides ways to understand the variation in BNPL payments, how consumers behave with BNPL methods, and where BNPL fits in the payments landscape.
Buy Now, Pay Later: Under the Hood
$149.00Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) is hot. The consumer value proposition is straightforward, but how does it work under the hood? What does the value chain and the ecosystem look like for this payment type? Who takes responsibility when something goes wrong? How do they integrate into a merchant’s online checkout flow? What techniques are being used to reach the physical POS?
This session reviews the commonality and differences in the way BNPL systems work, how risk is allocated, and the key assumptions and dependencies underlying this new form of payments.
Payments News
Swift Connects Instant Payment Systems to Bring Round-The-Clock Processing Across Borders
Swift
Africa’s New Online Foreign Exchange System Will Enable Cross-Border Payments in Local Currencies
Yahoo News
Visa Study: 97% Of Asia Pacific Travellers Opt to Go Cashless When Travelling
prnewswire
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