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Tether’s Expanding Empire: What 120+ Investments Signal for Global Payments Infrastructure
Tether, issuer of the world’s most dominant stablecoin, has entered a new phase—shifting from a financial services provider into an...
Jake Hagerty
Jul 254 min read


Wero Expands in Belgium: A Deeper Integration into Europe’s Strategic Payment Infrastructure
Compaytence: Global Payments Brief In a calculated expansion of Europe’s sovereign financial architecture, five Belgian banks — Argenta,...
Jake Hagerty
Jul 145 min read


Dirty Payments: The Scandal Forcing a Compliance Reckoning in Europe
Compaytence Editorial | June 2025 Payment Giants in the Crosshairs – What the Worldline-Payone Scandal Means for the Future of Risk,...
Jake Hagerty
Jun 303 min read


Visa, Yellow Card, and the Quiet Reinvention of African Payments
Compaytence Global Payments Brief June 23, 2025 Visa’s partnership with Yellow Card marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of Africa’s...
Jake Hagerty
Jun 233 min read


Shopify, Stripe, and Coinbase Usher in a Stablecoin Future for Commerce
A Shift Toward Practical Utility in Digital Currency Shopify’s new stablecoin integration isn’t a speculative experiment or a...
Jake Hagerty
Jun 163 min read


Circle on the Exchange: What the First Public Stablecoin Company Means for Global Finance
Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has taken a central role in the conversation around the future of payments. With its recent...
Jake Hagerty
Jun 93 min read


AI in Fraud Detection: Hype or the Future of Risk Management?
A New Era in Risk: Why Fraud Is No Longer a Static Threat In the early days of e-commerce, fraud prevention was largely reactive—rooted...
Jake Hagerty
Jun 24 min read


Buy Now, Pay Later Meets Harsh Reality: Klarna’s Struggles Reflect a Fintech Correction
“As cost unfortunately seems to have been a too predominant evaluation factor... what you end up having is lower quality.” — Sebastian...
Jake Hagerty
May 273 min read


Nuvei Joins EPI: A Strategic Alliance to Shape Europe's Evolving Payments Landscape
By Compaytence Global Payments Editorial Team May 16, 2025 In a decisive move that reflects the shifting priorities within Europe’s...
Jake Hagerty
May 193 min read


Rethinking Checkout: Why Digital Wallets Are Becoming the Merchant Default
By Compaytence – Payments Infrastructure, Simplified As eCommerce continues to move toward mobile-first, the point of checkout has become...
Jake Hagerty
May 122 min read


Klarna Ousts Affirm as Walmart's Exclusive BNPL Partner Amid Impending IPO
Klarna's Ascendancy Affirm's Trajectory The Walmart-Klarna-OnePay Collaboration Strategic Timing Ahead of IPO Implications for the BNPL...
Jake Hagerty
May 53 min read


Affirm Partners with J.P. Morgan Payments to Revolutionize Pay-Over-Time Options
What This Partnership Means for Merchants Voices from the Top Affirm’s Expanding Ecosystem What’s Next? Compaytence Global Payments...
Jake Hagerty
May 52 min read


Visa bids $100 million to replace Mastercard as Apple’s new credit card partner
Compaytence Dispatch | April 7, 2025 Apple’s Card Shake-Up: A Signal of What’s to Come in Platform-Powered Payments While headlines...
Jake Hagerty
May 52 min read


Europe’s Payments Awakening: Can the Continent Break Free from the Card Giants?
Compaytence Global Payments Brief – April 14, 2025 For decades, Visa and Mastercard have enjoyed an unchallenged reign across Europe’s...
Jake Hagerty
May 53 min read


A Defining Shift in Payments: Global Payments Acquires Worldpay, Divests Issuer Solutions
COMPAYTENCE BRIEFING | APRIL 2025 The Strategic Shakeup Global Payments has announced a $24.25 billion acquisition of Worldpay,...
Jake Hagerty
May 53 min read


Coinbase & PayPal: Reviving the Promise of Stablecoin Payments
Edition: April 28, 2025 The Foundation of a Renewed Alliance In a development that may shape the future of digital finance, Coinbase and...
Jake Hagerty
May 53 min read


Circle and Onafriq Target $5B in Payment Inefficiencies Across Africa
Compaytence Briefing: In a move with serious implications for the future of payments in Africa, Circle , the U.S. fintech behind the...
Jake Hagerty
May 52 min read


Demystifying Chargebacks and the Dispute Process for Online Businesses
Table of Contents Introduction Understanding Chargebacks What Are the Common Types of Chargebacks Historical Context & Regulatory...
Jake Hagerty
Mar 215 min read


True Cost of Processing Cross-Border Transactions
Table of Contents Introduction Understanding Cross-border Payments The Challenges of Traditional Cross-border Processing Cost Breakdown...
Jake Hagerty
Mar 213 min read


Local Acquiring vs. Cross-Border for Merchants
Table of Contents Understanding Acquiring in the Digital Age The Role of Licenses in Acquiring Cross-border Transactions Explored Local...
Jake Hagerty
Mar 214 min read
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