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2 weeks ago | 
fxcintel.com | Lucy Ingham |Callum Tyndall
USDC stablecoin maker Circle has made its S-1 IPO filing public, giving an unprecedented view into how the company is being run. We take an in-depth look to get a sense of how the stablecoin major is growing and what its cross-border payments priorities are. Four years after it made its first attempt to go public via a SPAC merger, and a year after its second attempt via a private IPO filing, stablecoin major Circle has made its IPO prospectus public.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
fxcintel.com | Lucy Ingham |Callum Tyndall
The FSB has released the latest key performance indicators for the G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross-Border Payments. But how is the retail payments sector, and particularly P2P, performing against 2023 and the 2027 targets?
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
fxcintel.com | Lucy Ingham |Callum Tyndall
Banks account for the vast majority of B2B cross-border payments, but it can be hard to get clear visibility into their performance in this area. In this new landmark report, we look at the cross-border payments performance and transparency of some of the world’s biggest banks. It’s commonly stated that no single non-bank player accounts for more a few percentage points of the B2B cross-border payments market, and that isn’t because the industry is short of significant players.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
fxcintel.com | Callum Tyndall
Interchange fees are once again in the news, as a class action lawsuit against Mastercard and Visa related to the charges businesses face on received card payments has been given the go-ahead to advance in the UK. This isn’t the first time interchange fees have been the source of dispute in the payments industry; they were similarly the source of friction between Amazon and Visa a couple of years ago. But what are they, and why can they prove contentious?
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Callum Tyndall
Tackling Unnecessary Packaging in E-commerceWith online shopping becoming steadily more dominant in the retail sphere, it is paramount that online retailers are able to address all of the same concerns that are present in brick and mortar stores. Notable among issues particular to online retail in the last few years is the use of excessive packaging for delivered items.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
fxcintel.com | Lucy Ingham |Callum Tyndall
Despite women in payments initiatives, cross-border payments has traditionally been dominated by male leadership. But how many of the current senior leadership positions at major companies are held by female executives? Traditionally, the worlds of finance, fintech and payments have not been the strongest when it comes to female representation.
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
fxcintel.com | Joe Baker |Callum Tyndall
Last week, Nuvei announced that a significant stake of its company was being acquired by Advent International in a deal that will take the company private. We explore the key details of the acquisition and what it means for Nuvei going forward. On 1 April, Canadian payments provider Nuvei announced that it was being taken private by Advent International, one of the world’s biggest private equity investors, in a deal worth approximately $6.3bn.
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
fxcintel.com | Lucy Ingham |Callum Tyndall
In both 2021 and 2023, we reviewed the ratings of major remittance and money transfers companies across app stores and Trustpilot. But how much have these changed? We return in 2024 to find out. Consumer money transfers and remittances is a highly competitive space, with price-sensitive consumers often hopping between multiple different players depending on who is offering the most appealing deal on a given day.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
fxcintel.com | Lucy Ingham |Callum Tyndall
Payment processors are beginning to find a new post-pandemic normal, but consumer belt-tightening has made for a challenging FY 2023. We look at the key trends among publicly traded players from the latest earnings season. The last few years have been something of a rollercoaster ride for payments processors. After the giddying highs of the pandemic, consumer spending has not only shifted, but increasingly tough macroeconomic conditions have hit volumes and revenues for many players.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
fxcintel.com | Lucy Ingham |Callum Tyndall
MoneyGram’s title sponsorship of F1 team Haas has provided a key marketing opportunity for the money transfers player, but how much of a benefit has hit Netflix documentary Drive to Survive provided? We analysed the appearance of MoneyGram’s logo in the latest series to find out. As title sponsor, MoneyGram features in the team’s name – MoneyGram Haas F1 Team – as well as in prominent positions across the car, team uniforms and on-site branding.
