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208 briefings on payments, fintech, and AI money infrastructure.
Chargeback Management Compared: Alerts, Representment, and Recovery Models
Chargeback management compared by operating model: network pre-dispute alerts (Verifi, Ethoca), representment automation, managed recovery, and in-house.
May 29, 2026
Direct Debit Payments Explained: ACH, SEPA SDD, Bacs, and eGIRO
Direct debit payments explained for operators: mandates, ACH, SEPA SDD, Bacs, eGIRO, returns, disputes, timing, and when to use each rail.
May 29, 2026
Fraud Prevention Platforms Compared: Guarantee, Managed Decisioning, and Risk Scoring Models
Forter, Signifyd, Riskified, Sift, Kount, and ClearSale compared head-to-head: chargeback guarantee, decisioning model, pricing, and best fit.
May 29, 2026
Recurring Payments: Cards, Direct Debit, A2A, and Wallet Billing Compared
Recurring payment rails compared for operators: card mandates, direct debit, A2A/VRP, and wallet billing — mechanics, risks, and when to use each.
May 28, 2026
SWIFT Payment Costs and Rail Selection: The Operator's Decision Guide
What a SWIFT payment actually costs — correspondent fees, FX spread, charge options — and when to use SWIFT vs a local rail or platform instead.
May 25, 2026
Fraud Operations KPIs: Metrics, Targets, and Escalation Triggers
Fraud operations scorecard with 18 KPIs across loss, detection, friction, efficiency, model quality, and chargeback spillover.
May 21, 2026
Payment Routing KPIs: Auth Rate, Failover, Cost, and Recovery
The 15 payment routing metrics that matter: auth rate, failover, cost efficiency, latency, and recovery — the operator scorecard for routing teams.
May 21, 2026
Multi-Currency Treasury Architecture for Payment Operators
Decision framework for multi-currency treasury: where to hold balances, when to convert, when to hedge, and where specialist platforms and virtual IBANs fit.
May 20, 2026
Chargeback Operations KPIs: Metrics, Targets, and Escalation Triggers
A scorecard for dispute and risk teams: 16 KPIs across compliance, operational, outcome, quality, and cost — with targets, cadence, and escalation logic.
May 19, 2026
How to Choose a PSP: A Decision Matrix for Payment Operators
A multi-axis decision matrix for choosing a PSP class by volume, operating model, and geography — before comparing individual providers.
May 19, 2026