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Merchant Payments Ecosystem 2023

Volker Schloenvoigt and Mark Beresford hosted two panels at the MPE 2023 event in Berlin

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Seizing the SME card payment opportunity in Europe

Seizing the SME card payment opportunity in Europe

European SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) have historically been underserved by payment-related actors, often squeezed between consumers and corporates by financial institutions. In this article written by Louis Wapler, Manager in EDC’s Paris office, in collaboration with Gregoire Toussaint, Director and B2B Payments practice lead, they analysed the topic of SME payment cards, focusing on the key aspects such as existing pain points and unmet needs and how card related services SMEs to overcome them.

Issuers & Account Providers
Strategy Development
by Louis Wapler | May 02, 2023
10 min listen
10 min read
B2B Payments
Open Banking
Which digital wallet is best for the consumer and the merchant?

Which digital wallet is best for the consumer and the merchant?

Did you know that consumers could use a different digital wallet for every month of the year. There is AliPay, Amazon Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Masterpass, PayPal, Paytm, Samsung Pay, Shop Pay, Venmo, Visa Checkout and WeChat Pay. 12 wallets for 12 months! Mark Beresford (Director, London) has asked to the question - could all these different digital wallets confuse consumers and merchants. And, importantly, could there be one digital wallet for all your needs?

Retail
Strategy Development
by Mark Beresford | May 02, 2023
9 min listen
9 min read
B2C
Digital payments
e-commerce
Conversation with Evangelos Kaldelis, CEO MENA at 3S Money

Conversation with Evangelos Kaldelis, CEO MENA at 3S Money

Jean Sideris (Director, Dubai) recently spoke with Evangelos Kaldelis, CEO of MENA at 3S Money. During their conversation, Evangelos explains the services offered by 3S Money in the Middle East, as well as his views on how the international payments for SMEs in the region will evolve in the coming years.

Payments
Growth, GTM & Commercial Excellence
by Jean Sideris | Apr 03, 2023
3 min listen
3 min read
Leadership Interview
Rest In Peace Paym

Rest In Peace Paym

Last month, the UK saw the closure of an innovative mobile payment method. Paym, the mobile payments service, that was born in 2014 and was finally laid to rest on 7th March 2023. Pay.UK announced that Paym would be closed permanently. Mark Beresford (Director, London) has looked at why Paym didn’t quite make its 10th birthday.

Payment Networks
Product Innovation
by Mark Beresford | Apr 03, 2023
3 min listen
3 min read
B2C
Mobile Payments
Digital payments
Could Open Banking be open to the wrong type of participants?

Could Open Banking be open to the wrong type of participants?

Open Banking places the customer at the centre of the financial ecosystem, encouraging more innovation and the entry of new players to produce more specialized and pertinent financial products and services. Rawad Nasser (Consultant, Paris) has taken a closer look at the implications of the Open Banking technology from the consumers and merchants' perspectives and its potential future as a result of the upcoming regulations.

Technology Providers
Product Innovation
by Rawad Nasser | Apr 03, 2023
8 min listen
8 min read
Open Banking
PSD3
Real Time Payments
Cash versus cashless retail

Cash versus cashless retail

Cashless shops may become a reality sooner than we believe. In this article, Mark Beresford (Director, London) and the Retail Practice at EDC explore how this fundamental change to cashless stores may affect consumers, where the benefits and potential concerns exist, and which retailers are going cashless.

Retail
Strategy Development
by Mark Beresford | Apr 03, 2023
12 min listen
12 min read
B2C
Digital payments

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