| Trending: How EU Regulators Are Complicating SCA Compliance EU merchants, PSPs, and FIs watched as the strong customer authentication (SCA) deadline passed â then went right back to asking questions that regulators havenât answered. The problem lies with regulators like the EBA, which lack an EU-wide SCA rollout plan, says Nicolas Adolph, chairman of the European Association of Payment Service Providers for Merchants. In the latest PSD2 Tracker, he discusses why merchants need more time, and how PSPs can help merchants get SCA-ready. |
| Vocalink CEO: The Three Guideposts For Navigating Paymentsâ Evolution Navigating the changing payments landscape over the last several years hasnât been about figuring out a single foundational challenge, but about a half-dozen or so. As Vocalink CEO Gregor Dobbie tells Karen Webster, the industry must do it fast, because consumers are increasingly demanding to be in the driver's seat when it comes to pushing the market's direction. Here are the three critical navigational guideposts Dobbie says really matter. |
| Xevo CEO: Why OEMs Will Win The Race For The Connected Carâs Future Automotive culture is undergoing historic change â and the rise of the connected vehicle ecosystem, and the race to get market share, is vital to this area of payments and commerce. In an interview with Karen Webster, Xevo CEO Dan Gittleman draws a roadmap for the future of connected vehicles, one in which he says original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will win. |
| Why The SAFE Banking Act Won’t Solve All Cannabis’ Payment Problems With the House's passage of the SAFE Banking Act, the U.S. could be one step closer to solving legal cannabis retail’s payment problems, but such a future is still far away. David Durant, executive vice president and general counsel for YapStone, tells PYMNTS what’s coming next for retail cannabis, even if the SAFE Banking Act fails to become law. |
| | KLW Commentary | | What Weâve Learned From Libra The news last week that PayPal withdrew its support of Libra is the first overt sign that the Libra Association member foundation is cracking. Karen Webster says that the path that Libra is now on was wholly predictable â and a lesson for every innovator with a great idea and a not-so-great ignition strategy. Rather than pile on, Webster has four lessons to be learned from Libraâs experience to date, and what its future might hold. Take a read. |
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