by Gropay | Jul 25, 2018 | Merchant, Payments, Provider
GDPR for Payments GDPR is an important EU wide regulatory mandate. It provides increased protection of individual privacy and gives individuals more control over the information they share. In our view GDPR is an important element of building a scalable data centric... 
by Gropay | May 17, 2018 | Merchant, Payments, Provider
US Supreme Court repeal of PASPA On Monday, May 14, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States held in the Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association case that the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”) violated the Tenth Amendment... 
by Gropay | Mar 19, 2018 | Merchant, Payments
MasterCard introduces changes for subscription and card on file transactions that will help to significantly increase online merchant’s revenues Recurring (subscription) and returning (card on file) transactions are a growing part of online merchant revenue streams.... 
by Gropay | Dec 7, 2017 | Merchant, Payments
THE PAYMENT CHALLENGES OF OTAs Who hasn’t used an online travel agency (OTA) in the last 12 months? They are an integral part of our lives and are part of a colossal $600 billion + a year online travel market. The OTA industry is at a juncture where it faces some... 
by Gropay | Oct 31, 2017 | Payments
Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) – Impact on Online Merchants The details around the European Banking Authority (EBA’s) proposal for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) are final and the requirements for SCA are expected to come into force by February 2019.... 
by Gropay | Oct 18, 2017 | Payments
Did Star Trek predict bitcoins and what does it mean for the future? If you are like me, a Star Trek fan then it’s interesting to note that many of the futuristic technologies and gadgets used on the show have come true or are close to coming true. This is likely more...