The Paytech Magazine Issue 15

Don’t gamble on payments!

We’re not messing about with magazines recently. Following the release of The Insurtech Magazine #11, here’s another bumper edition of The Paytech Magazine for all you fintech fans.

This time we’ve got a focus on how the point of sale is changing and how the range of customer options is more diverse than ever.

You can find prophets of revolution, innovative founders and financial experts galore in the pages of TPM #15.

We’re going live at Money20/20 Vegas so it’s fitting that we have a number of pieces looking at AI innovation, and feature a number of exciting disruptors in the areas of entertainment, customer experience and more.

Featuring Aevi, HPS, ZBD, ING, Bud Financial, Santander, G+D, iGCB, Zingly, Revolut Business, PayPal Ventures, Kroo, HSBC, and SEB.

Head here to read the digital edition.

And for a more in depth look at what’s in this issue read on…

Keeping your options open

Alex Benjamin from Aevi makes the case for a hybrid online and in-person approach to accepting payments, on page 32, allowing merchants to unlock serious benefits in the process.

A few pages later, Guillaume Lerclerc from HPS wonders how long it will be before digital payment methods and wallets eclipse card use entirely.

But there are also voices, such as those of fintech writer Ron Delnevo on page 25, who are flying the flag for cash use. Cash is far from dead even in major metropolitan centres such as New York.

One thing’s for sure, merchants and PSPs alike can’t afford to take a gamble on what customers are going to pull out of their pocket or which button they press at checkout. That’s the Vegas reference, given this magazine is going live at Money 20/20 USA 2024, once again hosted in Sin City. From 27th – 30th October it’s Fin-City.

Maybe you’re reading this with a background hum of networking chatter, the distant ding ding ding of slot machines and the exciting sights and sounds of a conference like no other. Chief Strategy and Growth Officer Scarlett Sieber and VP of Fintech Strategy Zach Anderson Pettet share the vision behind it, and what you can expect on page 6. If you’re at the event, come to the FF News booth to grab a physical copy!

The cutting edge

One thing Money 20/20 does better than many conferences like it is highlighting the exciting new technology coming out of the industry. We always like to speak to companies who are doing something really innovative with their tech and we’ve got plenty of that in this issue.

Taking us into a possible future of earning money whilst you play games is ZBD, who are using existing Bitcoin technology to make rewarding entertainment easier.

Global security tech and regulars to the magazine, G+D believe there are existing use cases for DeFi in traditional finance and are providing the tech to support it. Bud Financial are bullish on AI and have a product that claims to deliver some of the best transaction enrichment in the game.

Zingly want to revolutionise customer service and have a really interesting product that changes chatbots for the better. Banking transformation specialists iGCB are transforming banks in emerging markets and have a great story to tell of helping NMB bank in Zimbabwe digitally transform amidst turbulent economic conditions.

And that’s not all either. We’re always keen to hear from the banks too and we have an impressive slate of speakers here. In this bumper issue of The Paytech Magazine we get the neobank view from Revolut and Kroo, hearing about Revolut’s business proposition and growth and how Kroo are doing things differently. There’s also commentary from the likes of Santander, ING, PayPal Ventures, SEB and HSBC.

From the UK to America, we’re pleased to deliver some of the best fintech and finance coverage on the block. No matter when or where you read this, enjoy!

Read the magazine here, and as always head to our website for more great fintech content.