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SmartCard Marketing Systems Inc (SMKG:OTCQB) “Real-Time Payments Are Ready, But Much of the World Isn’t” And APAC Growth of 40 Countries Create Incredible Opportunities for SMKG
SmartCard Marketing Systems Inc (SMKG:OTCQB) “Real-Time Payments Are Ready, But Much of the World Isn’t” And APAC Growth of 40 Countries Create Incredible Opportunities for SMKG.
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[{"type":"text","content":"SmartCard Marketing Systems Inc (SMKG:OTCQB) “Real-Time Payments Are Ready, But Much of the World Isn’t” And APAC Growth of 40 Countries Create Incredible Opportunities for SMKGNew York October 25th, 2022SmartCard Marketing Systems Inc (SMKG:OTCQB) is focused on developing its strategy as the leader in Fintech and Paytech by offering an extensive white-label and private-label portfolio of proprietary Marketplace technologies and platforms with Embedded Payments and Cross-border Payment Rails as a service.“Diving into this complex topic from the B2B and C2C perspectives, Shaunt Sarkissian chief markets officer at The Bank of London Group led a panel discussion with guests Brian Johnson, CFO of MoneyGram and Ajay Gopal, founder and CEO of FinTech Tinvio, in which the difficulties of going cashless came into stark focus, as did the manifold benefits.With Sarkissian noting that tolerance for cross-border payments pain is wearing thin, Johnson explained why from the perspective of one of the world’s original near-real-time money transfer companies. Behind its famed “10-minute service” are piles of cash to fund its network of 4,000 agents, and to that kind of operation, the shift to digital can’t happen fast enough.”Source: https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2022/real-time-payments-are-ready-but-much-of-the-world-isnt/APAC Opportunity Beckons for More Than a Third of SMBs“Drill down a bit, though and it must be noted that the APAC region is not monolithic. It’s a market that includes 40 countries, and each of those countries has its own challenges of customer preferences, payment preferences and regulatory and compliance considerations.Our research shows that 17% of marketplace eTailers generate sales in South Asia, which includes India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.”Source: APAC Beckons for More Than a Third of SMBs (pymnts.com)The CEO Massimo Barone stated “there are so many factors that we can depend on to build upon and seek out opportunities, but the two that combine together like a well bespoke stitched suit include Cross-border Real Time Payments and the APAC region for growth. We have locked in some strong industry partners and are working with several Money Service Businesses and Financial Institutions to allow us to pursue clients aggressively with our solutions seam...