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The Importance of Enabling and Simplifying Contactless Payments
May 16, 2023

Gen Z, Millennials, and Gen X prefer frictionless experiences in all areas of their lives and have embraced contactless payments. Baby Boomers also prefer this payment method in many circumstances, bu

How to Become Operationally Ready for Real-Time Payments
May 15, 2023

Real-time payments adoption has become widespread, and as a result, financial services companies need to be better equipped to overcome any operational challenges that may come up. During a recent Pay

Macroeconomics Play a Key Role in Increasing the Incidences of Fraud
May 09, 2023

Economic conditions have a way of shaking up the marketplace and the ability of e-commerce to produce goods and services for end customers. Factors such as inflation, interest rates, and layoffs are p

New Visa Chargeback Rules Are a Game-Changer for Merchants
April 27, 2023

Help is on the way for merchants that are swamped with friendly-fraud chargebacks. Friendly fraud occurs when a customer makes a legitimate purchase, then requests a refund, often because the consumer

Omnichannel Experience, Real-Time Payments, and Payment Choice: The Keys to FI Payment Innovation
April 24, 2023

With exceptional customer experiences they have derived from giants such as Apple and Amazon, consumers expect choice, speed, and control in the methods they use to pay. And theyre looking for these

Embedded Payments Are the Future: Is Your Business Ready?
April 19, 2023

Digital payments continue to evolve, and consumers are here for it. If businesses or financial institutions are not equipped to deliver embedded payments, todays customers will simply seek the ease a

Accounts Receivable Automation Pays Off With Increased Cash Flow
April 18, 2023

If you are looking more carefully at cash flow after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, you are not alone. One place to look is automating accounts receivable (AR). With the increasing digitization

How Millennials Can Benefit from Direct Deposit
April 07, 2023

Direct Deposit has been a part of our banking system for more than two decades, and employers commonly use it to issue employees their wages directly into their bank accounts. Today, Direct Deposits c

Test, Test, Test: Setting Up to Succeed With Real-Time Payments
April 04, 2023

With FedNow launching this July, successful implementation of real-time payments systems will require banks to test both the technical and operational side of their operations. In a previous discussio

As Check Volumes Decrease, Financial Institutions Need to Consider Alternative Clearing Options
March 29, 2023

Checks have seen a steady decline in use with a 2021 Federal Reserve survey finding a decrease of 7%-8% in check volume annually but the same clearing processes must still be performed by financia