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Open Banking Payments   7 min read

Open Banking Payment Methods

Open banking payments are revolutionizing financial transactions by enabling secure, customer-author...

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Open Banking Payment Methods
7 minute read

Discover how open banking payments revolutionize transactions with faster, secure, and cost-effective solutions for businesses and consumers. Explore more today!

The Future of Digital Wallets
2 minute read

In our blog posts, we explored what digital wallets are and the benefits they bring to businesses. Now, let's explore what the next years might bring.

Digital Wallets Explained
3 minute read

Aiming to make payments understandable, we launched a blog series titled "The Rise of Digital Wallets." Let's uncover what are digital wallets.

Expert Insights: iGaming
3 minute read

To get to grips with the exciting developments, we sat down with Desislava Stranska, our Senior Sales and Business Development Manager, who gave her expert opinion on the payment landscape of iGaming. 

Data security: defence in depth
1 minute read

A layered approach to security is the most effective. In this post, we provide the low-down on detective, responsive and recovery controls, in addition to preventative ones. 

How to manage third-party risk
1 minute read

Collaboration is one of the strengths of the payment industry. But any strength can also be weaponised as a weakness. We examine some of the ways that businesses can manage the risks of collaborating with third parties.

Retailing in the time of Covid
2 minute read

We’re living in strange retail times. With Covid lockdowns in place, shops shuttered and supply chains under stress, retailers are looking for new ways to reach customers.

Streamlining payment reminders with pay-by-link
2 minute read

At PXP Financial, payments is our core business. That’s why we’ve recently partnered with Prommt to enable secure pay-by-link or SMS payments. It’s ideal for any business that takes partial, instalment or recurring payments.

Contactless limits to increase
1 minute read

The spending limit for contactless card payments is being increased in several European countries. This is to support customers in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Information security beyond PCI DSS
2 minute read

The payment card industry introduced data security standards (PCI DSS) more than a dozen years ago. This has helped embed a security culture around sensitive card data. These learnings can be scaled companywide. We offer advice on how.

Securing telephone payments
2 minute read

Every business needs to make the process of taking card details over the telephone secure and efficient. Prommt is a payment request platform that will transform the way you secure and collect payments over the phone.

5 tips for maintaining good security
2 minute read

Sometimes good security hygiene is not about shiny, new tools or big-budget initiatives. It’s about a few simple things done consistently and well. Here are five top tips for maintaining good security.

Pay-by-link for the hotel sector
2 minute read

PXP Financial has recently announced a new partnership with Prommt, the payment request platform, to enable secure pay-by-link via Email and SMS, complementing PXPs existing payments channels.

Regulation, regulation everywhere
2 minute read

It can be hard to keep on top of requirements, never mind leverage them for competitive advantage. That’s where PXP Financials’ dedicated regulatory team can help.

Overcoming payment legacy for global growth
2 minute read

Every company has a legacy, no matter how long it has been in business. The past is important when it comes to payments, so hold that thought. At the same time, companies want to create new opportunities.

How to save your business millions
1 minute read

All too often some of the world's most recognised retail brands have something alarming in common: the number of staff and hours dedicated to payment reconciliation. Could they be saving millions?

Ready for your next career challenge?
2 minute read

PXP Financial is growing and looking to hire payment experts across various departments. If you’re interested in joining a dynamic, people-focused payments business, read on…

Tokenisation for hoteliers
2 minute read

Tokenisation is great from a security point-of-view. But many hoteliers are seeing ancillary benefits around operational, cost and marketing efficiencies.

Handling Hotel 'No Shows'
2 minute read

We receive many questions about charging no-shows from our hotel clients, so we thought we’d blog about it with some points to consider.

Making your staff mobile
2 minute read

People buy from people. As more retailers roll out mPOS in their stores, they are finding that making staff mobile has implications for service and training.

Pre-authorisations explained
3 minute read

Card pre-authorisations are popular in the hospilitality industry, as it provides a security guarantee. In this blog, we answer pre-authorisation FAQs.

Preparing for the peaks
2 minute read

No sooner is summer over, Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Christmas seem to be around the corner. How can retailers prepare for the peaks of peak trading?

The merchants guide to PSD2, SCA and 3DS
3 minute read

The Second Payment Services Directive – or PSD2 – is a directive created by the EU countries to regulate payment services and providers in the European Economic Area (EEA). PSD2 has already been passed into law in most EU countries, including the United Kingdom.

The benefits of tokenisation
3 minute read

Tokenisation is the most secure method of storing sensitive data. Here are some of the ways payments and tokensation can help each area of your business.

SOC 2 – PXP Financial
2 minute read

PXP Solutions, the powerful system behind PXP Financial, has been through a rigorous auditing process to receive the coveted SOC 2 accreditation.

Reducing data security liability
2 minute read

Our hosted point to point encryption (P2PE) and tokenisation services help you take card payment without taking card data, thereby reducing your liability and PCI DSS scope.

Terminals & store-based acceptance during peak periods
2 minute read

In the run-up to peak trading season, retailers are thinking: in, over and out. How can they get customers in-store, sales over the counter and merchandise out? And how can they do this as quickly and efficiently as possible for staff and customers?

Making your staff mobile
2 minute read

As more and more of our customers roll out mPOS in their stores they are finding that making staff mobile has implications for service and training.

Reimagining the in-store customer journey
2 minute read

We have experienced an in-store retail revolution over the last century. American entrepreneur Clarence Saunders kick-started it in 1918 with his self-service Piggly Wiggly supermarket in Memphis.

The unwelcome guest
1 minute read

In the hospitality business, your aim is to make guests feel welcome. But there is one exception: hackers. They are the unwelcome guests on your network. Here are some tips to keep them at bay.