May 2022 went out with a bang and a new fintech holiday: Finclusion Day! What better way to gauge our collective progress than with our very own holiday? Going forward, fintechs around the world will promote advances in financial inclusion every May 31. And considering our industry’s vast reserves of creativity, I can’t wait to…

The rise of embedded finance tools in the consumer sector in recent years has made payments and money management significantly more convenient, flexible and intuitive for users, while drastically increasing revenue and growth opportunities for providers. With the power–and profitability–of embedded finance well-proven in the consumer sector, the model has begun making its way into…

Since the beginning of the Pandemic, it has become eminently more noticeable that retail and dining customers are using contactless payments far more frequently.  What started out as germophobic anti-virus protection on payment terminals has developed into a very convenient payment habit for many consumers. Contactless payments, like most payment innovations, has taken a long…

In celebration of Small Business Week and National Small Business Week, MPC sat down with Web Griebel, Senior Director of Online Payment Product at Heartland to discuss how business owners can leverage advanced, automated technologies to delight customers and improve cashflow. Following are interview highlights.   How would you describe payment links and what problems…