Navigating Digital Payments

In this episode, we discuss the world of autonomous payments with Denis Faivre – Head of Innovation at Worldline.

We cover exactly what is meant by autonomous payments, the potential use-cases, the challenges and how they will evolve in the future.

Each episode of season 1 of Navigating Digital Payments is based on a chapter from the 2021 report published by the Worldline Discovery Hub which you can download by visiting worldline.com and selecting Resources | Innovation 

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In this episode, we are joined by Leo Van Hove, Professor of Economics at Vrije Universiteit Brussel to explore the idea of a cashless society.

Leo shares some of the initial findings from the Digital Payments Barometer in Belgium which reveals how attitudes to payments have changed post-Covid. We also cover what some of the benefits of going cashless could be, what can influence how people choose to pay and why going cashless could also cause challenges and problems for people.

Checkout the The Payments Digital Divide Survey report, published by the Worldline Discovery Hub which you can download by visiting worldline.com and selecting Knowledge Hub | Scientific Reports.

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The world of consumer credit is changing fast - can Open Banking help to make it safer, more frictionless, and enable better lending decisions to be made faster? That's what we tackle in this episode with guests Michael Diguet (Co-founder and CEO of Algoan) and Henrik Hodam (Head of Open Banking Products at Worldline Financial Services).

We explore recent developments in consumer credit, the rise of Open Banking and how Open Banking can be applied to the credit industry. We also cover some of the associated challenges and how they can be addressed, as well as looking at what the future trends in this area will be.

You can find out more about the partnership between Worldline and Algoan in this press release: Worldline partners with fintech Algoan to offer next-level credit assessment solution for lenders & service providers | Worldline

For more information about key payment trends, check out our Navigating Digital Payments report which you can download by visiting worldline.com and selecting Knowledge Hub | Scientific Reports.

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In this episode, we are joined by Rob Price, Director of Alchemy Digital and founder of Corporate Digital Responsibility to discuss how CDR will impact payments.

We cover what CDR is and why it matters, what encourages people to adopt digital solutions and what barriers exist, and how technology can provide benefits for society whilst minimising harms.

Checkout the The Payments Digital Divide Survey report, published by the Worldline Discovery Hub which you can download by visiting worldline.com and selecting Knowledge Hub | Scientific Reports.

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Everybody's talking about it, but is the Metaverse just another buzzword or a real opportunity? In this episode, we tackle this question with Sascha Munger (Product Owner WL Metaverse Showroom) and Chris Baumann (Head of Digitalisation and Innovation at Worldline Merchant Services).

We explore what role the Metaverse might play in future commerce scenarios, Worldline's longer-term plans and vision for the Metaverse, as well as what Worldline has set out to do with its showroom in Decentraland.

You can visit Worldline's Decentraland showroom here: play.decentraland.org/?island=I1br1&position=53%2C24&realm=dg

For more information about key payment trends, check out our Navigating Digital Payments report which you can download by visiting worldline.com and selecting Knowledge Hub | Scientific Reports.

To send us feedback or let us know which topics you would like us to cover in future episodes, you can send an email to [email protected]

There's a lot of buzz about crypto payments, but is anyone really using it to pay for goods in-store? In this episode, we tackle this question with Sascha Munger (Product Owner WL Crypto Payments) and Daniel Haas (Head of Global Acquiring Products at Worldline Merchant Services).

We explore why merchants might want to accept crypto payments, the status of the crypto market, how crypto payment acceptance can work for merchants and consumers, and how crypto payments will evolve into the future.

You can find out more about the WL Crypto Payments by visiting www.six-payment-services.com/crypto-payments

For more information about Digital Currencies, check out our Navigating Digital Payments report which you can download by visiting worldline.com and selecting Knowledge Hub | Scientific Reports.

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In this episode, we are joined by Karen Elliott and Jehana Copilah-Ali from Newcastle University business School to discuss whether the payments digital divide is increasing. 

We cover what financial inclusion is and why it matters, how digital technology can both help and hinder financial inclusion, people's attitudes towards going cashless and whether a new divide could occur between traditional and new digital payments.

Checkout the The Payments Digital Divide Survey report, published by the Worldline Discovery Hub which you can download by visiting worldline.com and selecting Knowledge Hub | Scientific Reports.

To send us feedback or let us know which topics you would like us to cover in future episodes, you can send an email to [email protected]

In this episode, we discuss the future of in-store retail with Sunil Rongala, Senior VP Strategy, Innovation and Analytics at Worldline India.

We explore what has led to the rise of online shopping, the unique benefits that in-store shopping can offer to consumers, the challenges facing retailers, and how in-store retail will have to evolve in the future in order to survive.

Each episode of season 1 of Navigating Digital Payments is based on a chapter from the 2021 report published by the Worldline Discovery Hub which you can download by visiting worldline.com and selecting Knowledge Hub | Scientific Reports.

To send us feedback or let us know which topics you would like us to cover in future episodes, you can send an email to [email protected]

In this bonus episode, we discuss how B2B payments can be made more seamless and frictionless with Adrien Touati (Co-Founder of manager.one) and Inna Kostiuk (Global Partner Manager at Worldline Merchant Services).

We talk about why businesses want to streamline their payments, some of the challenges and how these can be addressed and the future trends emerging in this space.

Checkout the 2021 report published by the Worldline Discovery Hub which you can download by visiting worldline.com and selecting Knowledge Hub | Scientific Reports.

To send us feedback or let us know which topics you would like us to cover in future episodes, you can send an email to [email protected]

In this episode, we discuss greener payments with Anne-Claude Tichauer, Product Executive at Worldline Merchant Services.

We cover why sustainability is important, what the environmental impact of digital payments is, and how the payment industry needs to change to become greener.

Each episode of season 1 of Navigating Digital Payments is based on a chapter from the 2021 report published by the Worldline Discovery Hub which you can download by visiting worldline.com and selecting Knowledge Hub | Scientific Reports.

To send us feedback or let us know which topics you would like us to cover in future episodes, you can send an email to [email protected]