The rise and impact of contactless commerce
Evidence is mounting that the sudden veering to more contactless payments could result in a permanent paradigm shift in the retail industry. In a recent MasterCard survey of consumers, 8 in 10 use contactless due to safety and cleanliness concerns, and 3 in 4 plan to continue using it after the pandemic has ended. Consumers are increasingly using their [...]
Top ways to future-proof your small business today
Businesses are operating in an increasingly fast-changing world where standing still and sticking to outdated strategies are no longer options. They need a growth strategy that both corresponds to and anticipates industry changes, generating efficiency and improvements to boost profit margins and achieve long-term success. Here are six steps you can take to future-proof your small business for 2022 [...]
How to tell it’s time to upgrade your POS
As customer expectations shift and technology advances, businesses need to embrace technology to remain competitive. Nowadays, consumers increasingly demand personalisation, fast transactions, and accuracy in addition to frictionless purchasing. Therefore, merchants should use technology as a force multiplier to accommodate these new behaviours. And one of the best ways to speed up and optimise your operations is by using [...]
Mobile phones as POS terminals – the next step in payments technology
Due to global supply shortages in parts over the last 2 years, providers have struggled to meet demand for card machines. With access to terminals reduced and prices increasing, larger merchants have been mostly unaffected – the real victims have been small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), who represent 96% of all UK businesses. With the [...]
The 3 Cs in retail: cashless, contactless, and cardless
Small retailers now have access to the same customer analytics as the big players, thanks to contactless payments. Despite being relatively new, this technology was widely adopted because of its convenience for customers. Nowadays, it can be unsettling to enter a business where you can't use contactless, especially if it's a fast-moving transaction environment. Although there is still a place [...]
How to choose the right acquirer
When you’re setting up your online business, one of the most important things to consider is how you will be accepting payments from your customers. To get started with this, plain and simple, you need to partner with an acquirer. What is an acquirer? Also known as an acquiring bank, an acquirer is a [...]
Everything you need to know about local acquiring
The key to unlocking global commerce is local. How many times have you heard or read that statement? We've reached a point where it's borderline cliché, but that doesn't mean it isn't true.In a global marketplace, you need to make sure your transactions can happen instantly, at any time and in any place. This article explores how [...]
Trust Payments expands Fiserv relationship to enable long-term growth
London-based Trust Payments, a disruptive leader in fintech specialising in frictionless payments and value-added services, is expanding its existing relationship with Fiserv to support the company’s ambitious growth and worldwide expansion plans. The new long-term agreement builds on the companies’ successful collaboration since 2012 and will allow Trust Payments to provide its clients with on-demand payment [...]
Come and see us at the iFX EXPO International
The Trust Payments team will be at the iFX EXPO International in Limassol, Cyprus, on 7-9 June. The world’s largest financial B2B event, the iFX EXPO will give our team the opportunity to speak about Converged Commerce™, our end-to-end payments solution. With Converged Commerce™, merchants can enjoy a payments gateway and acquiring service that is fully licensed [...]
What Apple Tap to Pay Means for your business
In February this year, Apple has launched a new payments service that lets merchants accept payments natively on an iPhone, called ‘Tap to Pay’. A Bloomberg report noted Apple's acquisition of a startup, Mobeewave, which specialised in building this technology, The service will be available first in the US later this year, followed by a phased international [...]
