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Open Banking Payment Methods
Open banking payments are revolutionizing financial transactions by enabling secure, customer-author...
Read morePXP Financial aims to demystify Open Finance with new guide for merchants
Recent research suggests more needs to be done to raise awareness of the concept, with nearly a fift...
The All-important Role of the Payments Team
We got together with Ana Stef, Global Head of Payments at NetBet, one of the biggest online gaming g...
The exciting growth of payments in the US Gaming Industry
The US gaming industry continues to grow exponentially, making it a highly exciting place to be for ...
Gaming jargon 101
The online gaming sector has become big business, but even for merchants the terminology can by myst...
Digitising the in-store experience: the secret to high street survival.
There has been cautious optimism on high streets; footfall is creeping up and retailers are looking ...
PXP Financial - Log4shell security response
On 9th December 2021, Information security researchers reported the discovery of a critical vulnerab...
Your secret weapon to making omni-channel a reality
Omni-channel retailing is trending high again, particularly during the pandemic. We explain how choo...
For SCA to succeed, merchants and payment bodies must put on their teaching caps and educate consumers
By Alessio Rodia, Product Team Lead Those in the payments industry will be all too familiar with Str...
How to increase online conversion with local payment methods
Don’t lose customers for the simple reason they can’t pay you. We explain why local or alternative p...
PXP Financial powers payments for hospitality app. Book4Time
As the hospitality sector re-opens, the payment experts continue to support businesses in the hospit...
Top checkout UX tips to boost online conversion
How small tweaks to the checkout user experience can deliver potentially big conversion gains.
How to maximise business-as-usual security
By Graeme Zwart, Head of Security We shine a light on the ordinary, day-to-day work that helps make ...
Data security: defence in depth
By Graeme Zwart, Head of Security A layered approach to security is the most effective. We provide t...
Strong customer authentication when the final amount is not known
Sometimes neither the merchant nor the customer know the final transaction amount when an online ord...
How to turn contactless payment to your advantage
As well as prompting a shift towards online shopping, Covid has affected how people pay in-store. We...
How to counter the psychology of scams
By Graeme Zwart, Head of Security Scams may change but the underlying psychology doesn’t. We present...
How to protect your business from Covid-19 related scams
By Graeme Zwart, Head of Security Covid-19 has caused both legitimate and illegitimate businesses to...
Get more out of your payment partner during peak season
With peak trading season just around the corner, we consider some principles to guide retailers’ res...
Retail and payments in the COVID-19 era – how retailers can survive the second lockdown
While every sector has been affected by COVID-19 in some way, the retail industry has experienced on...
Hospitality and payments in the COVID-19 era - how the digitisation of payments is supporting the industry
For obvious reasons, the hospitality sector has suffered as a result of COVID-19 and the restriction...