Contactless pay is here to stay: What about QR codes?

Creating win-win partnerships, Member Exclusive, Payments

Remitly’s next act: Building a multi-rail highway for global money

• A day prior to its earnings call, Remitly introduced partnerships with Circle and Bridge to enable stablecoin integration, starting with USDC, in its wallet.
• We look at the problem Remitly is tackling with the introduction of stablecoins into its ecosystem, and the fresh opportunities opened up by its latest partnerships.

Partner, Payments

How Citi is helping insurers compete in an always on digital payments landscape

• Traditional insurance faces mounting pressures from new technologies and market entrants, making digital adoption an imperative for efficiency and customer-centricity.
• Kamiel Bouw, Global Head of Insurance for Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions, discusses how Treasury functions must evolve beyond settlement roles.

Member Exclusive, Payments

With its deposit token debut, J.P. Morgan is setting the pace for global banks in bringing institutional finance on-chain

• In June this year, J.P. Morgan launched a USD J.P. Morgan Deposit Token (JPMD) proof-of-concept (PoC) on Base, a public blockchain built by Coinbase.
• Even if the use cases are still gestating, the move invites a closer look; what problems JPM thinks it’s solving, why now, and how this could reshape the pipes of business-to-business money movement in the long run.

BNPL, Payments

‘Zero of my profits will come from late fees’: Affirm’s Max Levchin on building trust in lending

• In a recent fireside chat, Affirm's Max Levchin reflected on the early days of building Affirm, offering insights into the challenges of getting the company off the ground and shaping its installment products.
• Levchin also spoke about the decisions behind Affirm's product structure and the personal experience of navigating a space that was still largely undefined early on.

Banking, Partner, Payments

With chargeback volume set to hit 324 million in 2028, merchants and issuers need to find a way to protect their bottom line

• Factors like the increase in digital payments adoption are contributing to a rise in the global volume of chargebacks, and a significant chunk of this volume will reside in North America.
• Today's story gives an industry-wise breakdown on chargebacks, and a deep dive on what strategies merchants and issuers are currently using to combat chargebacks and where they can improve.