Financial Services

We look at how issuers and networks could compensate for the multibillion-dollar revenue shortfall

Mastercard has been pushing into value-added services like fraud solutions to diversify revenues

Payment networks provide the infrastructure (rails) through which funds flow between payers and recipients. They come in different flavors based on settlement speed, supported transaction types, costs, and operational hours.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss what the 2024 Oscars taught us about the future of awards shows, whether its time to give up on email, how Netflix's sports strategy will play out, if the idea of "news" can survive online, how the money in the world is shared between us, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Bill Fisher, forecasting analyst Zach Goldner, and director of forecasting Oscar Orozco.

They feel they’re lagging behind others they see on social media, but they don’t understand exactly what financial goals to aim for.

Especially at the POS, US consumers have been slow to embrace digital wallets. The softPOS boom and new features could change that

Cross-border volume has driven Mastercard’s growth. China’s massive remittance volume and Alipay’s 1B users make this a fruitful deal

The tie-up can help MoneyGram capitalize on the lower costs and faster speeds open banking can bring to remittances