This year’s all-virtual Innovative Payments Conference discussed the evolution of payments, better ways to use and handle customer data, and what the future of prepaid might hold — Is it traditional vs fintech? No, at least according to speakers at the Innovative Payments Conference 2021, presented by the Innovative Payments Association (IPA). Instead, traditional payments can be seen as an element of fintech. Industry incumbents have experience, while fintechs can provide a natural evolution for legacy systems.

Do you need to prove to potential investors that your idea is worth funding? Or are you wondering how best to validate your idea out in the market? — You have an excellent idea but don’t know what to do with it? New app or service-how much do you need to build in order to show investors, get potential clients on board, or just to start selling? Speculators, technology bloggers, early adopters, journalists-how to get the interest of all…

With the acceleration to remote work, low code development platforms can provide employees with the mobility and access they need to telework successfully — The shift to remote work has led many companies to resolve digital challenges with low code development platforms. Forty-four percent of U.S. workers are now working from home five or more days a week, up from 17% before the pandemic. Typical coding requires knowledge of a programming language. Low code…

A natural evolution of contactless ticketing, touchless scanning meets the current needs of socially distanced events, and leads to streamlined event entry — At future events, patrons expect venues and events to provide a safe, hygienic experience. Ticketing platforms can do this by providing touchless scanning through their access control app. Touchless scanning is a natural evolution of contactless ticketing.

UPC can now offer buy now pay later to its clients, providing yet another way for all involved in the financial ecosystem to interact and exchange goods and services. This helps our client remain at the forefront of the financial industry. — The Background Installment payments, now more popularly known as buy now pay later, are not a new payment scheme, but they have resurfaced again in the popular consciousness due to the pandemic and consumer desire to have finer control over spending habits.

While prepaid card scams are nothing new, the coronavirus pandemic is a huge opportunity for fraudsters. Here are three security measures prepaid card companies can implement to protect their customers. — While prepaid card scams are nothing new, they are seeing new life due to the coronavirus pandemic. Scammers have taken advantage of the crisis, masquerading as requests for charity donations, medical equipment, or requests for deposits to “maintain” social security checks.

From gig work and millennial preference to virtual cards and prepaid-as-a-service, here are five trends prepaid card providers can capitalize on in 2021 and beyond — Prepaid Card Industry Overview Although the prepaid card industry has been traditionally dominated by players like Green Dot, Kaiku Finance, and Netspend, increasing consumer demand amplified by COVID-19 is revealing opportunities for fintechs and tech giants to step into this competitive landscape.

False declines hurt everyone involved in the payment process; here’s how smart payments routing can offer a solution — E-commerce is exploding due to the pandemic; as sales grow, so does fraud. One solution for this issue is smart payments routing, which is designed to help everyone in the payments value chain. Even before the pandemic, false declines resulted in the rejection of 2.6% of all e-commerce orders.¹ As…

Social distancing is a must for in-person event planning during the pandemic. Softjourn’s ticketing experts explain how the most popular social distancing algorithms work, plus other post-pandemic event planning considerations. — Is social distancing the key to in-person event planning? The short answer is, no, it’s not a silver bullet, but it is an important part of developing a safe event that draws audiences back to venues. Social distancing’s impact on ticket inventory can hinder as much as help in…