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September 9, 2024 @ 8:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The payment landscape has evolved at an exponential rate over the past decade, with many payment methods rising to become some of the most used solutions across retail, eCommerce, B2B (Business-to-Business), and P2P (Peer-to-Peer) scenarios. This, according to an update from Juniper Research. Juniper Research… Read More

August 10, 2024 @ 2:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The past few years have seen an unprecedented change within the payments market, according to a report from Juniper Research. Juniper Research explains that “the rise of eCommerce has led to a widespread transition to digital payments across markets, with cash use decreasing rapidly.” In… Read More

July 25, 2024 @ 6:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On 18th July 2024, a large number of Windows users found themselves caught in what’s being called the “largest IT outage in history.”  Crowdstrike (NASDAQ:CRWD), an IT cyber protection firm, stumbled in an update that caused a global outage. Shares in the firm have dropped… Read More

July 18, 2024 @ 9:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital identity is not the easiest concept to define, according to an update from Juniper Research. That’s because it overlaps with other, similar, areas. Juniper Research noted that the crossover “with areas such as security, privacy and data management can be significant, and in some… Read More

July 15, 2024 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The recent election of Labour in the UK is likely to result in “major changes” to fintech and payments markets, according to an analysis shared by Juniper Research. Juniper Research notes in a blog post that as industry watchers, they wanted to “examine the new… Read More

July 9, 2024 @ 5:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fraud detection and prevention are critical to many businesses; however, they are of growing importance in the banking and finance sector, including card issuers, banks, credit unions, and lenders, according to a report from Juniper Research. There are many anti-fraud measures that have evolved over time,… Read More

June 21, 2024 @ 6:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

For small businesses, navigating the set-up of payment acceptance can be confusing and expensive, often requiring significant upfront costs to set up a website, checkout, and POS terminal. This, according to an update from researchers at Juniper Research. However, merchants can now do all these… Read More

June 9, 2024 @ 2:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Juniper Research has recently shared the top 3 uses of next-gen tech in Core Banking. The Juniper Research team notes in a report that the core banking systems market “is well established; however, technological innovation, such as cloud infrastructure, is driving innovation in this sector.”… Read More

May 12, 2024 @ 7:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Many countries have launched or are in the process of launching instant payment rails, which are transforming how payments are made and processed, the researchers at Juniper Research noted. However, one key limitation with national payment rails is “that they can only facilitate payments domestically,… Read More

May 5, 2024 @ 11:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Instant payments, also called real-time payments, are a form of electronic payment that is said to be “available 24/7/365, with the payment processed and funds made available to the recipient instantly,” the latest Juniper Research report explains. However, there is not a singularly accepted definition… Read More

April 22, 2024 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital payments are becoming the cornerstone of the cross-border, international digital money transfer and remittances market “with numerous disruptor MTOs (Money Transfer Operators) making strong progress,” the Juniper Research team noted. Juniper Research has explained that cross-border transfer has evolved from being “solely a sphere… Read More

April 12, 2024 @ 9:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The subscription model involves paying in periodic intervals for goods or services based on a prearranged capacity, the team at Juniper Research notes in a report. The research report explains that the subscription economy is an umbrella term for the market surrounding subscriptions, “including subscription… Read More

April 11, 2024 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nick Maynard, VP of Fintech Market Research at Juniper Research, notes that cryptocurrency and payments platform Ripple has announced that it is launching its own US Dollar-backed stablecoin later this year. This move, which is subject to customary regulatory approvals, “represents the latest in a… Read More

April 3, 2024 @ 8:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A new study from Juniper Research, the researchers focused on fintech markets, has forecast that the value of global POS (Point-of-Sale) terminal transactions will reach $17 trillion by the end of 2024, and grow by 25% to 2028. This growth comes despite the recent POS… Read More

April 1, 2024 @ 6:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Given the scope of payments being made on a global scale, with each country and region having its own respective payment rails, embedded finance companies have stepped up to enable seamless interoperability between payment rails. This, according to an update shared by the team at… Read More

March 18, 2024 @ 1:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AML (Anti-money Laundering) systems are a rapidly evolving area of technology, which has to compensate for the constant increase in volume and complexity of online financial crime, according to an extensive update shared by Juniper Research. Juniper Research defines anti-money laundering systems as “a set… Read More

February 19, 2024 @ 10:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A study from Juniper Research, the researchers focused on payments markets, has found that savings from the adoption of payment automation systems will “allow reinvestment in revenue-generating activities; driving an 18% growth in UK B2B payments by 2028, from 8.7 billion in 2024.” Automation of… Read More

November 29, 2023 @ 9:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A new study by Juniper Research, the foremost experts in fintech and payments markets, found that by 2028, global virtual card spend will “have increased by 355%; from $3.1 trillion in 2023.” The key driver will be “the adoption of API-based virtual card issuing platforms.”… Read More

November 21, 2023 @ 4:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Juniper Research unveiled recently the 10 trends that are set to radically impact the fintech and payments landscape in 2024, included within its latest whitepaper. The whitepaper found that “the fintech market is undergoing a rapid shift, with the rise of new technologies, such as… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 1:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CryptoKitties was arguably the first project to bring NFTs into the mainstream, the team at Juniper Research noted in a comprehensive report. Launched in 2017, CryptoKitties featured an on-chain game “enabling users to breed digital cats together to produce new cats of differing rarity and… Read More