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Shopify, Stripe, and Coinbase Usher in a Stablecoin Future for Commerce
A Shift Toward Practical Utility in Digital Currency Shopify’s new stablecoin integration isn’t a speculative experiment or a...
Andrea Llamas
5 days ago3 min read
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Circle on the Exchange: What the First Public Stablecoin Company Means for Global Finance
Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has taken a central role in the conversation around the future of payments. With its recent...
Andrea Llamas
Jun 93 min read
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AI in Fraud Detection: Hype or the Future of Risk Management?
A New Era in Risk: Why Fraud Is No Longer a Static Threat In the early days of e-commerce, fraud prevention was largely reactive—rooted...
Andrea Llamas
Jun 24 min read
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Buy Now, Pay Later Meets Harsh Reality: Klarna’s Struggles Reflect a Fintech Correction
“As cost unfortunately seems to have been a too predominant evaluation factor... what you end up having is lower quality.” — Sebastian...
Andrea Llamas
May 273 min read
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Nuvei Joins EPI: A Strategic Alliance to Shape Europe's Evolving Payments Landscape
By Compaytence Global Payments Editorial Team May 16, 2025 In a decisive move that reflects the shifting priorities within Europe’s...
Andrea Llamas
May 193 min read
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Rethinking Checkout: Why Digital Wallets Are Becoming the Merchant Default
By Compaytence – Payments Infrastructure, Simplified As eCommerce continues to move toward mobile-first, the point of checkout has become...
Andrea Llamas
May 122 min read
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Klarna Ousts Affirm as Walmart's Exclusive BNPL Partner Amid Impending IPO
Klarna's Ascendancy Affirm's Trajectory The Walmart-Klarna-OnePay Collaboration Strategic Timing Ahead of IPO Implications for the BNPL...
Andrea Llamas
May 53 min read
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Affirm Partners with J.P. Morgan Payments to Revolutionize Pay-Over-Time Options
What This Partnership Means for Merchants Voices from the Top Affirm’s Expanding Ecosystem What’s Next? Compaytence Global Payments...
Andrea Llamas
May 52 min read
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Visa bids $100 million to replace Mastercard as Apple’s new credit card partner
Compaytence Dispatch | April 7, 2025 Apple’s Card Shake-Up: A Signal of What’s to Come in Platform-Powered Payments While headlines...
Andrea Llamas
May 52 min read
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Europe’s Payments Awakening: Can the Continent Break Free from the Card Giants?
Compaytence Global Payments Brief – April 14, 2025 For decades, Visa and Mastercard have enjoyed an unchallenged reign across Europe’s...
Andrea Llamas
May 53 min read
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A Defining Shift in Payments: Global Payments Acquires Worldpay, Divests Issuer Solutions
COMPAYTENCE BRIEFING | APRIL 2025 The Strategic Shakeup Global Payments has announced a $24.25 billion acquisition of Worldpay,...
Andrea Llamas
May 53 min read
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Coinbase & PayPal: Reviving the Promise of Stablecoin Payments
Edition: April 28, 2025 The Foundation of a Renewed Alliance In a development that may shape the future of digital finance, Coinbase and...
Andrea Llamas
May 53 min read
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Circle and Onafriq Target $5B in Payment Inefficiencies Across Africa
Compaytence Briefing: In a move with serious implications for the future of payments in Africa, Circle , the U.S. fintech behind the...
Andrea Llamas
May 52 min read
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Demystifying Chargebacks and the Dispute Process for Online Businesses
Table of Contents Introduction Understanding Chargebacks What Are the Common Types of Chargebacks Historical Context & Regulatory...
Jake Hagerty
Mar 215 min read
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True Cost of Processing Cross-Border Transactions
Table of Contents Introduction Understanding Cross-border Payments The Challenges of Traditional Cross-border Processing Cost Breakdown...
Jake Hagerty
Mar 213 min read
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Local Acquiring vs. Cross-Border for Merchants
Table of Contents Understanding Acquiring in the Digital Age The Role of Licenses in Acquiring Cross-border Transactions Explored Local...
Jake Hagerty
Mar 214 min read
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Navigating Compliance for the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)
Table of Contents: Understanding the CTA Impact on Your Business Legal & Compliance Landscape Steps to Compliance Understand Beneficial...
Jake Hagerty
Mar 213 min read
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Mastering Chargeback Management for Business Growth
Table of Contents Understanding the Chargeback Process Easy Return Process Winning Chargeback Disputes Communicate Clearly With Customers...
Jake Hagerty
Mar 213 min read
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Riding the Waves of Currency Fluctuations
Table of Contents: Understanding Currency Fluctuations The Domino Effect on Merchandise Trade Economic Growth & Currency Dynamics Capital...
Jake Hagerty
Mar 214 min read
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Is Your Merchant Accounts Ready Vamp Requirements in 2025
Table of Contents Chargeback Ratio Explained Understanding the Visa Acquirer Monitoring Program (VAMP) Purpose & Functionality of VAMP...
Jake Hagerty
Mar 214 min read
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