The Agentic Prize: PayPal, Stripe and the Future of Payments Infrastructure?
The payments business is underpinned by scale, trust and regulatory staying power. That truth is now front and centre with Stripe’s reported interest [...]
Q&A with Lerato Matsio at Trudenty
Kevin Smith, Payments Risk Director at the Payments Consulting Network[1] chatted recently with Lerato Matsio. She is the Founder and CEO at Trudenty[2]. Lerato will [...]
Q&A with Conrad Ford at Allica Bank: Rethinking SME Lending Ahead of FTT Lending 2026
For most established SMEs, treasury is a problem they know they have but can’t afford to solve. Their businesses are complex [...]
Q&A with Michael Borrelli at AI & Partners
Kevin Smith, Payments Risk Director at the Payments Consulting Network[1] chatted recently with Michael Borrelli, a Director at AI & Partners[2]. AI [...]
Eco-Friendly Merchant Acquirers Reduce Cost and Raise Revenue
Even amidst a slowdown in environmental sustainability initiatives in some places, leading acquirers are powering ahead to address climate change. Facing increasing costs, regulatory pressure and customer demand for [...]
Q&A with Monique Biady at Checkout.com
The evolving payments landscape across Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia continues to reshape how businesses scale, localise, and [...]
Q&A with Nakul Kothari at Juspay Technologies
Simplifying Cross-Border Payments for a Connected Travel Ecosystem As global travel continues to rebound, payment complexity has become one [...]
Q&A with Ajay Moti at Booking.com
Booking.com has quietly transformed itself from a hotel reservation platform into one of the world's most sophisticated travel fintech [...]
Reshaping Cross-Border Payments With Stablecoins
I have spent two decades working in financial services, and I'll be honest, I was a crypto-sceptic for most [...]
MRC Melbourne 2025: Key Trends Shaping Payments, Fraud, and Risk Management
The Merchant Risk Council (MRC) held its second annual one-day event in Melbourne on 10 June 2025. The event [...]
