Working for Arvato as a business development intern covers a bunch of elements and we can assure from our own experience that every day was kind of unique. Business development and product portfolio management is about creating new products no other company has had so far. We were working in the fast paced payment industry in Stockholm, the innovative hub of the Nordic countries. This internship gave us room to be creative, bring in our...

Trust’n‘Pay bringt Ihr Business auf allen Kanälen in Form Neues Jahr, neues Glück -  Zeit zum Aufbruch! Die meisten von uns sind mit guten Vorsätzen in das neue Jahr gestartet: Gesünder leben, mehr Zeit für die Familie, mehr Sport, Vorankommen auf der Karriereleiter und das Unternehmen erfolgreicher machen. Eines meiner persönlichen Ziele  ist die erfolgreiche Teilnahme bei der Bike Transalp Challenge 2017, Europas härtestem...

UPDATE: The bumpy year started off with yet another surprise, when Klarna successfully concluded its acquisition of German payments provider BillPay. After originally withdrawing its offer, as I wrote below, Klarna returned to the table and was able to close the deal. Interesting. - Jan Altersten   2017 is shaping up to be a dramatic year in many ways: the continuing story of Brexit, important elections in Europe, and Donald Trump in...

What a year for payment services and debt collection. If one word summed up 2016 for us and our clients it was growth, proving once again that nothing breeds success like success. In Norway, we announced several new partnerships with, among others, parking operator Europark, data communication service provider Broadnet, mobile payment provider Strex, online grocer Kolonial.no and hardware chain Jernia. In Sweden, Skin City and...

If you needed further proof that AfterPay Fast Track is on a roll, it came with last weekend’s HOP! Artisan Brewery Weekend in Helsinki.   Showcasing craft breweries from Finland, Estonia and Italy, the festival attracted 1,000 beer lovers to Nosturi, a concert venue in the Punavuori district, for some serious beer tasting, food and music. And their enjoyment was only heightened by the speed and convenience of AfterPay Fast...

This year Black Friday, America’s busiest shopping day, fell on November 25. Not that I need to tell you that. There’s no avoiding it in Sweden or the rest of Scandinavia either. My inbox was flooded with offers, as was everyone else’s by the sound of it. Some thought it a bit much and wondered why everybody was jumping on the same bandwagon at the risk of being drowned out. However, as I sifted through my inbox, I noted with interest...