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Published Jun 24, 2020 Global payments are at an all-time high with revenues expected to hit $2 trillion by the end of 2020, according to McKinsey [1]. Per capita international transactions have risen to 0.7 annually from 0.5 in 2014. However, large enterprises, mid-sized corporations and financial

Published Aug 24, 2020 Picture this: a beautiful, cosy house, in a great neighbourhood — trimmed lawns, neighbours that mind their business, peace and quiet, but no roofing above the house. Sounds absurd, right? Now imagine again: an active, global-reaching marketplace with quality sellers and buyer

Published Nov 2, 2021 utu Tax Free Card and mobile app allow cross-border shoppers to upsize VAT refunds SINGAPORE, 2 November, 2021 –  Travel technology company utu has partnered with leading global payments platform Nium for the international launch of its virtual utu Tax Free Card and mobile app.

Published Aug 24, 2021 Online travel agents (OTAs) face many challenges – economic uncertainty, geopolitical fluctuations, airline strikes and climate issues are just some of the things that can hit their profit margins. Needless to say, the impact of Covid-19 is the biggest risk at the moment. Whil

Published Aug 25, 2021 Company Pelikin is a Travel Fintech start-up based in Melbourne, Australia. It’s committed to helping young travelers manage their money overseas, easily and transparently. Challenge Pelikin launched in December 2019 with a local bank handling their card issuance. When the pan

Published Sep 1, 2021 Payment systems are often described as ‘rails’, which means platforms or networks that facilitate the movement of money between payers and payees. When a payment is initiated, and it’s not a simple cash transfer, the transaction will be completed via a complex flow of informati

Published Sep 8, 2021 Most valuable feature of the gig economy is the short-term commitment to employer and employee relationship – but this feature also creates challenges for employers/businesses.  can hurt businesses by eroding company culture, removing valuable experience and delivering inconsis

Published Oct 1, 2021 Company TransferGo is a UK-based Fintech startup on a mission to shake-up the international money transfer sector. Frustrated by poor customer service, large fees and no online service options, its founders launched the firm in 2012 with the goal of making global money transfer

Published Sep 24, 2021 The growing gig economy generates £1.9 trillion worth of transactions every year – but with expansion, new challenges have begun to arise. Amongst them are these three key hurdles, which will businesses have to overcome to make their gig economy strategy successful. 1. High cr