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Embedded Finance: Making Payments Possible in New Frontiers

Retail TouchPoints

If we thought the pandemic-driven shift to digital payments was an evolution, we’re about to be catapulted into a new world, where payments will become possible in places thought impossible just a few years ago. In fact, embedded finance will be a $777 billion opportunity by 2029. So how can businesses get a piece of it?

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Mastercard Announces That Magnetic Stripes Will Be Phased Out

Korona

All cards with magnetic stripes will be completely phased out by 2029 in Europe and 2033 in the U.S. Transactions would only be processed in batches at the end of the business day, leaving the merchant rather helpless in the event that payment was declined. Why Are EMV Cards Replacing Magnetic Stripes?

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33 best small business ideas to make money in 2023

Omnisend

Source The rest of the businesses – referred to as non-employer firms – don’t have employees but still play an active role in the development of the country through the payment of taxes and provision of essential goods and services. What’s unique about all these businesses is that they started with an idea.