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global contactless payments race
Mobile Payments Payments Technology

Can the US go from lagger to leader in contactless payments?

By Gary Prince, Chief Strategy Officer at SimplyPayMe, Contactless payment methods have swept across Europe over the past few years and are beloved for their ease of use. While Europe quickly adapted to this new payment method, the US hugely lagged in reform when it ...
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future-proofing payments
Fintech Payments Technology

Future-proofing payments: Configurability beats customization

By Jill Bohlken, Director of Enterprise Sales, PayNearMe While most of us think “customized” means best-of-the-best, that doesn’t always hold true for technology solutions, including payments platforms. A customized payments solution may offer some benefits for billers, such as savings on transaction fees, but it’s ...
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global payments news and research
Fintech Payments Technology

May 27: PaymentsNEXT global news roundup

Busy, busy, busy pretty much describes the payments industry this week. Today’s news roundup features new EMV contactless specs, faster payments features and benefits, zero fraud guarantee for SMBs, passwordless payments push by big tech and a new Visa/Fundbox flex card. Wait, there’s more! Optty ...
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inflation hurts small business
Payments Technology

Five ways small businesses can fight back against inflation

By Prashant Gandhi, Chief Business Officer, Melio With the COVID-19 pandemic showing no sign of slowing and employees leaving their jobs at a record pace as part of the “Great Resignation,” inflation is adding another roadblock for small businesses struggling to get by. With inflation at ...
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contactless payments
Mobile Payments Payments Technology Payments Trends

Contactless Payment Trends We’re Watching Now for 2022

Rafael Lourenco, EVP & Partner, ClearSale Although contactless payments became much more popular because of the pandemic, they’re not going away even as many regions return to more in-person activities. In fact, contactless payment methods are more popular than ever, driven by health precautions, security ...
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global payments news
Banking Payments Technology Payments Trends

Jan 16 Global payments news roundup

Payment industry leaders are gearing up for a year of continued growth, a competitive and challenging business environment, and a few unknowns in the year ahead. Here’s what we’re paying attention to in payments industry news around the world. PayPal faces lawsuit for freezing customer ...
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digital payment data revolution
Banking Fintech Payments Technology

Digital payments in 2022 need parallel payments data revolution

By Marc McCarthy, SVP Sales & Reconciliations SME, AutoRek US payments technology lags behind other regions with lengthy settlement delays, limited mobile money penetration and outdated data management processes. Despite widespread smartphone ownership, just 10% of US consumers use mobile payments. Paper checks are still ...
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digital identity future security
Disruptive Technologies Payments Technology

Modern banking and the opportunity in upgrading digital ID

By Aidan McCarty, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Unum ID As with most industries, the digital revolution continues to transform banking and financial services at breakneck pace. Rapid technological innovation has already reshaped both customer behavior and the market. Today, four out of five Americans use mobile apps ...
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TSYS payments outage hits customers
Banking Payments Technology

Who’s your backup payment processor in an outage?

By Jeff Domansky Four days ago, global payment processor TSYS platform went offline, and merchants and ISOs are still waiting for an explanation. Neither the TSYS website nor the owner Global Payments have acknowledged the outage. In addition, neither company has yet issued a statement ...
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AR perception gap
Payments Research Payments Technology

Mind the gap: AR dept modernization is more talk than walk

By Jeff Domansky AR departments talk a lot about AR automation, integrated payments, efficiency, and saving money. However, new research from Billtrust shows there may be a lot more talk than walk when it comes to modernization in today’s AR departments. 86% of AR leaders ...
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