finXP
Link to the emerging payments vendor site. FinXP specializes in serving niche, fast-moving industries such as the iGaming.
Xsolla
Link to the emerging payments vendor site. Xsolla is a global video game commerce company with tools and services designed for the games industry.
HOW CREATORS ARE PAID ON TIK TOK AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
This article from FXCintelligence shows how payments to creators work on Tik Tok and other social media platforms.
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RESEARCH REPORT: CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES
An article showing growth in the use of contactless payments and digital wallets.
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PROFILE OF CONSULT HYPERION (IDENTITY, PAYMENTS)
A link to Consult Hyperion, a UK-based company specialized in identity for digital payments.
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RUSSIA STARTS DIGITAL RUBLE TRIALS – CENTRAL BANKING
This article describes Russia’s testing of the digital ruble, and includes testing the process of opening digital wallets and transferring money to them and person-to-person transfers.
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HOW FEDNOW AND FASTER PAYMENTS WILL IMPACT US FINTECH
FedNow’s promise of faster payments is not new. Aside from RTP and same-day ACH, we have seen faster payments in a number of forms: closed-loop P2P payments (Venmo, Zelle), wire transfers, stablecoins, and push-to-card. Each varies in settlement type, rail, limit, cost, push/pull capabilities, and transaction limits. This has created an ecosystem where U.S. money movement has become unnecessarily complex. In this white paper by Bessemer Venture Partners they explain that they expect to see more payment-first business models, and a new wave of fraud, and infrastructure to facilitate the patchwork of faster payments in the US.
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A WORLD TOUR OF DIGITAL CURRENCY PROJECTS
This article looks at central bank efforts in Asia, Europe, and North America to support digital wallets and payments, through digital currencies.
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OPINION: WHY FACEBOOK’S NEW CRYPTOCURRENCY IS A THREAT TO MPESA AND SAFARICOM
A short opinion piece arguing that Facebook’s now defunct cryptocurrency, designed for P2P payments would be a threat to both mPesa and Safaricom.
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