Tag: Federal Government

Explore how the federal government regulates the payments and banking industry, implementing policies that ensure financial stability, consumer protection, and secure transactions across financial systems.

Paper Check Usage Is in Freefall

by Tom Nawrocki

July 8, 2025

The federal government’s efforts to phase out checks comes at a time when check usage is already in sharp decline. ...

Filling a Key Gap in Check Fraud Detection

by Tom Nawrocki

May 28, 2025

In the never-ending battle against check fraud, a new capability may help address a frequently overlooked area of risk. ParaScript, ...

Paperwork Over Plastic: Federal Procurement Card Curbs May End Up Costing More

by Hugh Thomas

March 6, 2025

Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump administration had lowered single purchase limits on U.S. government corporate cards ...

Faster Payments Is Pressuring Businesses to Dump Checks

Even Recipients of Government Funds Are Trying to Move Away from Checks

by Tom Nawrocki

April 17, 2024

Recipients of government program funds prefer not to receive checks, according to data from Morning Consult on behalf of Visa. ...

Attention in Washington Shifts from Crypto Writ Large to Stablecoins

by Tim Sloane

April 11, 2022

The lack of a primary concern regarding crypto has Washington in a pickle and the closest they can get to ...

White House Issues Executive Order on Crypto and CBDCs

by Steve Murphy

March 10, 2022

This brief posting in Finextra points out the 15-page executive order issued by the White House yesterday around the topic ...

Credit Unions and Credit Cards: Plenty of Room to Grow

by Brian Riley

November 16, 2021

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is often called the “congressional watchdog” because it oversees how the federal government operates ...