Adyen, SafeCharge and BlueSnap Expand Their Footprints

Payments platform Adyen announced the launch of its POS offering in Singapore and the subsequent expansion of its unified commerce footprint. SafeCharge also reports significant growth numbers and BlueSnap’s all-in-one platform solution has grown ten-fold year over year.

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Enabling Cross-Border and Omnichannel Commerce: News Roundup

Much of the news over the past week has focused on enabling merchants to be everywhere. Several companies, including Wirecard and iZettle, have launched products to allow selling across borders using preferred local payments methods or unifying the consumer experience across mobile, e-commerce and the physical point of sale.

We also have news from Mastercard and an acquisition for Blackbaud in this week’s roundup.

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Localizing Transactions Key to Attracting International Shoppers

A study released by shipper UPS earlier this month concluded that today’s U.S. online shoppers are more likely than before to make purchases from international retailers, and more likely to buy from online marketplaces.

What does this trend mean for the merchants looking to attract those shoppers – and the payment facilitators enabling their payments?

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News Roundup: Stripe Adds European Payment Methods

In our roundup of this week’s industry news, payment facilitators in the U.S. and in Europe are building out features and expanding their services.

Leading payment facilitator Stripe announced that it has added support for five local European payment methods: Bancontact, Giropay, iDEAL, SEPA Direct Debit, and SOFORT.

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