Going Global Exposes Payments’ Weak Spots

Watch more: Need to Know With Spreedly’s Nick Daley Selling in another country can force a merchant to find out how much growth its payments infrastructure can actually support. New markets bring local payment preferences, new providers and different transaction economics, while every connection adds another system that has to be integrated, reconciled and maintained. What looked manageable when a merchant operated in one or two markets can become costly as the footprint expands.