Dispatch Issue: 8/4/21

Here is your link to the archived edition of MAC Dispatch for the week of August 4, 2021.

Archived Link: August 4, 2021

Articles in this week's issue:

MAC UPDATES

• MAC’s Executive Director Inducted to ASAE Fellows
• New MAC Volunteer Posting - Video Interview

INDUSTRY NEWS

• 7 digital payment trends to watch for in 2021
•  Businesses must embrace the digital-first model to deliver exceptional payment experiences
• Top 5 digital payment trends to keep an eye on in 2021
• Trends signal an ominous future for credit cards
• Thwarting authorized push payment fraud
• Mastercard moves to eliminate 'fiat burden' and compliance worries from crypto cards
• How likely is it for an African fintech startup to scale?
• The next generation of global payments: Afterpay + Square
• Rising demand for smartphones in emerging economies to positively impact the digital payment market growth
• Payments startup Rapyd raises $300 million round amid fintech valuations boom
• Voyager ventures into digital payments with new acquisition, but should focus on Bitcoin
• AP automation moves to the forefront as COVID accelerates back-office digitization
• Report: Nearly 60 percent of consumers want to buy stuff with crypto
• The key to stopping Buy Now, Pay Later fraud
• Singapore's fintech firm FinAccel to list in U.S. via $2.5 billion SPAC deal