Payments Radio

Payments Radio

PPRO helps consumers pay with the local payment method they trust and know, wherever they are.

Recent Episodes

July 4, 2022

Disrupting payments in Europe: Italy and the e-wallet

Italy was hit early by the pandemic, driving Italians from physical to online stores in record numbers. Two years later, it remains one of Europe’s fastest-growing e-commerce markets. And, interestingly, nearly a third of all Italian e-commerce purchases are made with an e-wallet. Host Meaghan Johnson chats to Andrea Allara of Satispay about the explosive growth of Italian e-commerce and why merchants and consumers both love Satispay. Explore other insights You might enjoy these other nuggets
June 21, 2022

How payments innovation is thriving in Singapore

Singapore is a strategic locale for businesses expanding in Asia and beyond. Host Meaghan Johnson dives deeper into the Singaporean payments landscape with guests Lawrence Chan (Group CEO at Nets) and Kelvin Phua (VP of Global Market Development at PPRO). Listen to the experts chat about how important local payment methods are in Singapore – from the local merchants selling the soybean drinks to the Central Bank – as well as the rise of QR codes, the complexities of cross-border payments, and wh
March 23, 2022

Beyond US borders: How to thrive in a modern global market

The cross-border e-commerce market is booming. But that doesn’t mean that US businesses can copy and paste their domestic strategies into global markets. Host Meaghan Johnson speaks to three global payments experts in this episode, covering how fast cross-border e-commerce is growing, all the different ways the world pays, and what expanding US businesses need to thrive beyond American borders. Explore other insights You might enjoy these other nuggets of wisdom. Podcast Disrupting payments
March 8, 2022

International Women's Day 2022

In honour of International Women’s Day, Payments Radio speaks to women spearheading change in diversity and inclusion within the payments industry: Laura Rofe (partner manager at PPRO) Claire Gates (Chief Commercial Officer at PPRO), and Nadia Edwards-Dashti (Chief Customer Officer at Harrington Star). We reflect upon changes we’ve seen in the payments world, hear some practical advice on how to achieve empowerment in the workforce, and talk about what success would look like if we were to recon
Dec. 1, 2021

11.11 (or Singles’ Day), singular event on the e-commerce calendar

This week, host Meaghan Johnson is joined byTristan Chiappini and James Booth, PPRO’s regional heads of partnerships in Asia Pacific and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Their chat dives into the past, present, and future of the record-breaking e-commerce event, 11.11 (formerly known as Singles’ Day) – as well as taking a look at the rate of acceleration of e-commerce globally. Explore other insights You might enjoy these other nuggets of wisdom. Podcast Disrupting payments in Europe: It
Nov. 23, 2021

Payment trends in Belgium: chat with Bancontact Payconiq

68% of all online payments are mobile in Belgium, which is one of the fastest growing e-commerce markets in the world. It’s projected to be worth nearly 20 billion in 3 years, which is a growth rate of oer 33%! Host Meaghan Johnson talks to the chief commercial officer at Bancontact Payconiq Company, Laure-Anne Neven, about how the pandemic changed the e-commerce industry, payment behaviours in Benelux, and, of course, Bancontact Payconiq’s Pink Friday initiative.. Explore other insights You m