The Weekender

Faster Payments
Putting Faster Payments To Work
September 02, 2016

Not only is Same Day ACH speeding up payments, but it’s expected to deliver a growing number of innovative applications to both consumers and businesses alike. In this week’s episode of NACHA’s Countdown to Same Day ACH podcast series, Jan Estep, president and CEO of...

Cross Border Commerce
Getting X-Border Payments Done for Global Citizens
August 31, 2016

The movement of money cross-border by Global Citizens is growing tremendously. What’s needed, Flywire CEO Mike Massaro tells Karen Webster isn’t a money transmission network but a collection network that solves a pretty big problem for the receiving institution. Massaro’s conversation kicks off the Top...

Faster Payments
Is The Industry Really Ready For Faster ACH Payments?
August 26, 2016

It’s been a long time coming, but the countdown to Same Day ACH is almost up. The question now is: Are banks ready? In the first installment of NACHA’s Countdown to Same Day ACH podcast series, Jan Estep, president and CEO of NACHA, joined Karen...

Security & Fraud
Say Hello To The New Kids On The Fraudster Block
August 18, 2016

It’s natural to worry about teens acting reckless on the roads when they first get their driver’s license or even skipping school, but what about hacking into your POS system? Yes, that’s right. Many we consider to be the “hope of the future” are actually...

THE MATCHMAKER IS IN
May 20, 2016

Join Karen Webster, CEO of PYMNTS, Chip Kahn, the Mayor of Boomtown, and David Evans, co-author of the hot new strategy book, Matchmakers, this Tuesday, May 24, noon EST, for an intense conversation about the dos and don’ts of platform businesses. ……………………………………… TO REGISTER, FILL...

Financial Inclusion
Why Credit Isn’t Working For Financial Inclusion
May 10, 2016

  Just a few months ago at PYMNTS’ Innovation Project 2016, PayPal CEO Dan Schulman told Karen Webster that “financial inclusion is really about financial health.” Acquiring that financial health means financial institutions are able to not only know, but accurately identify, their customers. But...

Predictive Models For ACH Payments
April 26, 2016

There are lots of instances where instant access to accurate data can make all the difference. ACH transactions, now front and center as Same-Day ACH becomes a reality in a few short months, is one of those areas. Joe DeCosmo, chief analytics officer at Enova...

The Two Faces Of Digital Identity Authentication
April 20, 2016

There are two primary concerns in the payments industry’s quest to achieve effective security and fraud protection: businesses’ own data, and the digital identity of consumers. Sunil Madhu, Founder and CEO of Socure, discusses with MPD CEO Karen Webster a methodology that can address both...

What Pollsters Can Learn From Fraud Fighters
April 18, 2016

  Fighting fraud and reading the political tea leaves have a lot in common. It’s all about what data is collected, how it is interpreted and understanding how that data reflects reality — if it even does. In this political season, it’s impossible to escape the...