Predictions for Continued Growth in Same-Day ACH
Nacha reported transaction growth figures for 4th quarter, 2019. As DigitalTransactions reported, the growth numbers over 2018’s ACH volumes in...
Debit Card Transaction Routing in the News. Again.
Questions over the freedom for merchants to route transactions to any of the global networks (Mastercard and Visa) and also...
Payment Company Acquisitions Start the Year with a Bang as Visa Buys Plaid
$5.3 billion. That’s what Visa will pay to purchase fintech firm Plaid as reported in MarketWatch. What does Plaid do that makes...
NFC Forum Speeds Up Transaction Timing
The NFC Forum bills itself as a standards organization that develops standards and testing capabilities for near field communications technologies....
Uh Oh. Convenience Store Owners Behind in Updating their Pumps to EMV
This October, fuel pump owners who have not upgraded the payment capabilities in their pumps to accept EMV chip cards...
Curve Rolls Out an International P2P Option
You have likely heard of Curve. The company offers the unique payment product that allows users to consolidate all of...
Crazy Mixed-Up World of Bank Budgeting Apps
A recently published report from a Brookings study found the number of workers in the U.S. who earn a median...
Payrailz Pilots Mastercard’s Bill Pay Exchange Solution
Payrailz, a technology provider of payment capabilities for financial institutions (FIs), announced they are piloting the Mastercard Bill Pay Exchange...
Citi and PayPal Partner on Cross Border Payments to Consumers
Citigroup and PayPal announced that they are partnering to facilitate business-to-consumer (B2C) payments, including cross border transactions. Citi has many...
What Obligation Does an FI Have to Provide Third Parties Access to Consumers’ Banking Accounts?
In the U.S., where open banking is not mandated as it is in the European Union and other countries, fintechs...
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