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My path in payments with Richard Haywood at Ocado Technology
As a technology expert and passionate business leader, Richard Haywood is applying his skills in one of the most challenging retail sectors. From his base in Barcelona, he is shaping payments and improving customer service in a brand synonymous with digital innovation.
James Hayward
Senior Content Manager, Checkout.com
May 23, 2022
Embedding our Operating Principles
Insights from our colleagues who tell their story on how the principles are embedded in their everyday roles at Checkout.com and across the wider business.
My career in crypto with Max Rothman, Ashley Paulus and Ash Sharma at Checkout.com
In the first of our new series exploring the career journeys of leaders in the crypto space, we speak with three members of the Checkout.com crypto team. While Max, Ashley and Ash all followed different pathways to becoming involved in the crypto space, all three agree on its transformative potential.
Keep up-to-date with all things payments
May 13, 2022
How do M&S and Microsoft balance risk and reward to make SCA work for their businesses?
We take a deep dive into the realities of SCA with those who live it day-to-day.
3 ways businesses are utilizing crypto
Institutional adoption of crypto is on the rise, with significant implications for the future of crypto and the digital economy. Jess Houlgrave, our Head of Crypto Strategy, explores three ways that corporations are pushing forward with crypto adoption.
Best practices for BNPL success
How can businesses that offer BNPL at the checkout make sure they’re maximizing conversion?
Crypto & culture: how are humans shaping the future of money?
Innovators behind NFTs and other blockchain-based vehicles are changing the arts, entertainment, and community.
Is BNPL the right choice for your business?
There’s lots to consider when adding a new payment method. Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is no exception. We highlight the questions merchants should ask before diving in.
Five business problems solved by network tokenization
Network tokens are a hot topic in the payment ecosystem right now. But what exactly do they solve for, and how?
What makes MENAP the ideal environment for buy now, pay later?
As an ecommerce accelerator, buy now pay later (BNPL) is racing ahead in MENAP’s burgeoning digital markets. Here, our regional manager, Mo Ali Yusuf, explores what’s putting it out in front.
Singapore study: An insider’s view of ecommerce and payments
Yu Ai Seet, Customer Success Manager at Checkout.com, reveals the trends shaping ecommerce and payments and what makes Singapore such a successful digital economy.
5 stats that show what consumers think about crypto payments
Are crypto payments on the cusp of becoming mainstream?
My path in payments with Colleen Graneto, Product Manager, Airbnb
Colleen Graneto's career has been all about building products that help money move, but she is driven by what those products ultimately help people and businesses do.
BNPL and the growth of digital payments in APAC
Home to the world’s largest consumer base, BNPL adoption in APAC is booming. Here, Hui Chin Choo, Senior Manager of Customer Success at Checkout.com spotlights the key drivers and players fueling demand.
Alchemy Pay aims to make crypto payments mainstream
By partnering with Checkout.com, the Singapore-headquartered firm is making it easier than ever for consumers to get one-step access to cryptocurrency, using their preferred fiat payment method.
Announcing Checkout.com's new Demystifying Crypto report
How digital currencies are revolutionizing commerce, corporates and culture.
From FOMO to de facto — tracking the rise of BNPL
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has become the face of millennial finance. But what makes BNPL so unique and so popular and where is it heading?
Apr 05, 2022
Lumanu is reimagining payments to simplify how creators do business
Checkout.com has been pivotal in helping Lumanu reimagine payments for creators. Zack Levine, VP US Sales at Checkout.com, spoke with Lumanu Head of Operations and Co-Founder, Paul Johnson, to hear how.
What is a Central Bank Digital Currency?
Governments worldwide are exploring the application of Central Bank Digital Currencies, otherwise known as CBDCs. But what are CBDCs, how do CBDCs work and what impact CBDCs may have on the future of money?
What are network tokens and how do they work?
Find out how network tokens work and what business advantages tokenization provides.
How Checkout.com's Issuer Outreach team is minimizing payments failure in Saudi Arabia
Checkout.com has helped a leading issuing bank in the Kingdom prevent false declines and boost payments approval rates.
Mar 16, 2022
Sports fandom in the metaverse
How will tokenization shift fan culture within sports and what does it mean for businesses in this space? Experts from AC Milan, Socios.com and DSO explain.
Building an SCA exemption strategy that still protects against fraud
You can use SCA exemptions to increase the chances of a frictionless checkout while still keeping fraud losses and operational costs to a minimum.
Mar 08, 2022
Accrue Savings helps brands lower acquisition costs and reward their customers
Accrue Savings is breaking new ground with its innovative save now, buy later solution. Zack Levine, VP USA Sales at Checkout.com, spoke with Accrue Savings CEO and founder Michael Hershfield to learn more about the business. He also explains why Checkout.com is such a critical partner to its success.
What is the global outlook for customer authentication and its future?
With Strong Customer Authentication now mandated across Europe, what is the future for authenticating transactions around the globe?
My path in payments: Dawn Lee, Regional Lead for Partnerships and BD, Grab Financial Group
Meet Dawn Lee, whose "super in-depth" understanding of payments enables the superapp, Grab, to accept digital payments seamlessly.
Feb 23, 2022
Coinmotion makes cryptocurrency more accessible with Checkout.com
Finland's leading crypto broker, Coinmotion, recently partnered with Checkout.com to make it easier than ever for its customers to use its services.