On the topic of the key trends facing the sector, the specialist gave two main themes. The first is that “it’s a healthy, robust space seeing significant growth and the pandemic has only provided additional tailwinds to that”, and as a result, secondly, there is more competition. “That’s created, I think, a really interesting environment for all concerned, and that has had a number of impacts both on pricing ability but also ubiquity of these firms.”
There are four overarching segments for B2B cross-border payments, noted the senior executive: “marketplaces, the global collection accounts, the invoice payments, and then more niche around education and healthcare payments.”
We also heard that “many companies have woken up to the opportunity and that’s created a much more competitive environment”. However, one of the longest standing is Payoneer, which “in terms of volume, accounts, growth, [the company], I think, is certainly still a leader.”
China is emerging as a “source of opportunity”, and with it new players are emerging – among these the specialist highlighted Pingpong Payments as one of the leaders. A downside emerging, though, is the “margin pressure as competition heats up, and particularly in China as these more narrowly, regionally focused players gain traction.”
Another topic on the agenda was Mastercard’s acquisition of Transfast and Visa’s of Earthport, which both happened in 2019, and if they could use these positions to achieve dominance in the B2B and B2C markets.
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