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Mikhail Hamilton

Mikhail Hamilton specializes in E-Commerce, Digital Lending, and Digital Payments. Passionate about the expansion of these industries, Mikhail's work is credited with having helped businesses in these sectors grow, develop their teams, and deliver outstanding results. 
How Will a New Venture Reshape LATAM Payments?
E-Commerce
How Will a New Venture Reshape LATAM Payments?

A new alliance is set to dismantle the complex, fragmented infrastructure that has long constrained the growth of digital commerce across Latin America, signaling a monumental shift for the region’s economic future. In a landmark move, global payment technology firm MineSec and regional specialist BSD Enterprise have formed a joint venture, headquartered in Mexico, to roll out a unified, mobile-first

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Banks Brace for the Rise of AI-Powered Commerce
E-Commerce
Banks Brace for the Rise of AI-Powered Commerce

The Dawn of a New Transaction Era The line between science fiction and retail reality is blurring, propelled by an emergent paradigm known as agentic commerce, which promises a future where autonomous AI agents make purchases on behalf of consumers with delegated financial authority. This is not a distant concept; payment giants like Visa and Mastercard have already launched specialized

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UK Regulates Buy Now, Pay Later to Protect Consumers
Embedded Finance
UK Regulates Buy Now, Pay Later to Protect Consumers

The frictionless appeal of splitting a purchase into four simple payments has quietly reshaped the landscape of digital commerce, creating a multi-billion-pound industry that operated just beyond the reach of traditional financial oversight until now. The United Kingdom’s decision to bring the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) sector under the purview of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) marks a pivotal

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Rezolve Ai Buys Reward Loyalty to Unify AI and Commerce
E-Commerce
Rezolve Ai Buys Reward Loyalty to Unify AI and Commerce

The acquisition of Reward Loyalty UK Limited by Rezolve Ai PLC in a landmark all-cash transaction signals a significant shift in the digital marketplace, forging a powerful link between artificial intelligence and consumer loyalty. This strategic maneuver is far more than a simple corporate expansion; it represents a deliberate and calculated enhancement of Rezolve’s core platform capabilities. By integrating Reward’s

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Ethiopia Launches Nationwide Instant Payment Network
Digital Lending / Digital Payments
Ethiopia Launches Nationwide Instant Payment Network

Today we’re speaking with a leading expert in financial technology who has been closely involved in the development of national payment infrastructures. We’ll be exploring Ethiopia’s recent leap forward with the launch of its national instant payment system, EthioPay-IPS. Our conversation will touch on the monumental task of unifying the nation’s financial institutions, the tangible benefits of new payment technologies

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Can PayPal & NEO PAY Transform UAE E-commerce?
E-Commerce
Can PayPal & NEO PAY Transform UAE E-commerce?

As the United Arab Emirates charts a course toward a digital-first economy, its e-commerce sector is on a remarkable trajectory, with projections indicating a market value soaring to $21.18 billion by 2030. Within this rapidly expanding landscape, a pivotal strategic alliance has been forged between the global payment powerhouse PayPal and the UAE-based digital payments provider NEO PAY. This collaboration

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Modern Payment Gateways – Review
Digital Lending / Digital Payments
Modern Payment Gateways – Review

The intricate choreography of modern commerce, where millions of digital transactions occur every second, relies on a piece of financial technology that is as crucial as it is often invisible to the end user. This review will explore the evolution of the payment gateway, detailing its key features, performance metrics, and the profound impact it has had on a wide

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Review of APEXX Payment Orchestration
Digital Lending / Digital Payments
Review of APEXX Payment Orchestration

Navigating the labyrinth of global payment processing often presents enterprises with a significant challenge, turning a crucial revenue-generating function into a complex web of high costs and failed transactions. As the digital marketplace expands, the pressure to optimize every transaction intensifies, making the choice of a payment platform a critical strategic decision. This landscape sets the stage for payment orchestration

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Governments Crack Down on Corporate Late Payments
Digital Lending / Digital Payments
Governments Crack Down on Corporate Late Payments

The Hidden Cost of Waiting: Why Prompt Payment Is Now a Global Priority In an era of instant digital transactions, a baffling paradox persists in the corporate world: the deliberate delay of supplier payments. While technology allows for real-time fund transfers, many large corporations strategically extend payment cycles, creating significant cash flow challenges, particularly for their smaller suppliers. This practice,

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Review of Ingenico AXIUM Payment Platform
Digital Lending / Digital Payments
Review of Ingenico AXIUM Payment Platform

Navigating the labyrinth of global payment operations, with its fragmented technologies, disparate device fleets, and ever-present security threats, has long been the primary challenge for financial institutions and large-scale merchants. In response to this persistent complexity, Ingenico has introduced its AXIUM payment device family and the Ingenico 360 cloud platform, a tandem launch that creates a unified ecosystem designed to

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Invisible Wallets Are Making Crypto Mainstream
Fintech Blockchain
Invisible Wallets Are Making Crypto Mainstream

Tapping a phone to pay for coffee, sending money instantly across borders, or donating to a charity could all be powered by the blockchain without anyone ever seeing a complex wallet address or managing a seed phrase. This is not a vision of the distant future; it is the reality being built today. The most significant barrier to mass crypto

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Deel and MoonPay Launch Global Stablecoin Payroll
Fintech Blockchain
Deel and MoonPay Launch Global Stablecoin Payroll

The global workforce has undergone a seismic shift, with remote employment transcending geographical boundaries and creating a truly international talent market. However, the financial infrastructure supporting this new reality has largely remained stagnant, tethered to slow, expensive, and often unreliable traditional banking rails. Cross-border payments can take days to settle, are subject to exorbitant fees, and leave workers in regions

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