However, at Computop, we have not seen many new and relevant payment methods emerging. Instead, our merchants are focusing on implementing the infrastructure that will allow omnichannel payments on an international scale. Good examples of this are international car-rental firm Sixt, which now has…
Ralf Gladis, CEO, Computop: "For the first time in the UK, debit card transactions overtook cash as the most popular form of payment. According to research, when it comes to cashless payments, both Canada and Sweden are ahead of the pack, but this change in the UK is a significant indicator of the…
The Paypers has caught up with several speakers of the upcoming Merchant Payments Ecosystem 2019 to learn about the future payments and fintech drivers. (...) Ralf Gladis, CEO & Founder, Computop: "We will witness the rise of biometric authentication. Mastercard has already announced to require…
By Ralf Gladis, Founding Director, Computop: No longer the stuff of science fiction, biometrics technology is fast becoming a reality for today’s businesses and consumers. (...) Therefore, it’s not only the authentication which provides better security. When we process a biometric authentication at…
by Ralf Gladis, CEO at Computop - (...)Looking ahead, we can be sure that the payments landscape will change. Only methods that support silent, smooth, automatic processes with a global reach will have a future. We don’t need new brands with new payment solutions. Instead, the established payment…
Computop, for instance, sees a rising demand for biometric solutions from the white label customers (mostly banks and PSPs). Therefore, biometric authentication will apply to all contactless transactions made at terminals with a mobile device.
The financial sector may be moving rapidly with multiple emerging technologies, but the payments system is being exploited every day. Computop CEO Ralf Gladis speaks to Briony Richter about fighting fraud and beating the hackers.
By Ralf Gladis - The advantage for digital marketplaces is that they are free from the constraints of a regional or national location –which means they are capable of much more, particularly for entrepreneurs, smaller suppliers or companies that want to expand into new geographical markets. Of the…
Computop has announced that its payment platform, Computop Paygate, has been updated with the launch of Version 7.0. Computop Paygate delivers over 250 payment methods, more than 50 acquirer connections, provides protection against fraud and supports many other payment transaction services. Version…
by Ralf Gladis – When it comes to mobile payments, China is leaving the rest of the world standing. The trillions of dollars in mobile payment transactions that were carried out by Chinese consumers between January and October 2017 is staggering, particularly when compared with the considerably more…
