Emerging Payments

From biometric authentication and generative AI to contactless payments, the emerging payments space is enabling financial institutions to adapt to changing consumer preferences. Emerging technology is providing organizations with enhanced capabilities to stay ahead.

Banking

Australia’s New Payments Platform (NPP) Achieves Impressive Milestones

by Sarah Grotta

November 4, 2020

Australia’s New Payments Platform (NPP), which is that country’s centralized real time payments platform that launched in 2018, recently released...

Digital Banking

4 Cobol Misconceptions and My #5

by Tim Sloane

November 3, 2020

This article in Forbes identifies four misconceptions that have harmed Cobol’s reputation but also continues the misconception that Cobol is...

Credit

Ant Financial: A Victim of Its Success, Or Are Chinese Regulators Jealous?

by Brian Riley

November 3, 2020

As the NY Times reports, the largest IPO in history is on hold as Chinese regulators call Jack Ma to...

Digital Banking

Seamless or See Ya: The Struggle to Simplify Account Opening

by Pete Reville

November 3, 2020

Seamless. That is the mantra in the digital world when it comes to banking and payments. Whether it’s buying a...

Buckle Appoints Sharon Fernandez to Head of Insurance

Mergers and Acquisitions

Worldline and Ingenico Close Payments Mega-Deal

by Raymond Pucci

November 2, 2020

The deal is done. Having received the necessary regulatory approvals, Worldline’s big acquisition of Ingenico has closed. The immediate impact...

Digital Banking

5 Steps for Secure Digital Banking Channels in the COVID-19 Era

by Will LaSala

November 2, 2020

When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit, banks and financial institutions rushed to digitize both their internal processes and customer-facing services...

Banking

Consumers Are Shifting Their Account Ownership & Card Usage:

by PaymentsJournal

October 30, 2020

Purchasing channels have evolved over time to offer greater convenience and flexibility on how customers can pay for their purchases....

Debit

What Mastercard’s and Visa’s Q3 Financial Data Means to Debit Card Issuers

by Sarah Grotta

October 29, 2020

Both Mastercard and Visa released their third quarter financial results yesterday. While the networks’ overall businesses struggled, there was some positive...