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Cross Border Commerce
Tackling The ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Global Payments Myth
October 06, 2016

Moving money from Point A to Point B is about a lot more than the transaction itself. For Global Citizens, as well as the receiving institutions on the other end, that payment experience is key. Jason Moens, VP of Product, Flywire, explained the technology and...

Cross Border Commerce
Why Payment Experience Matters For Global Citizens
September 30, 2016

Global Citizens are an attractive (and quickly growing) market. They make high-ticket payments in full for things like education and health care, which can be a big revenue driver for institutions on the receiving end. But as Flywire’s Sharon Butler, EVP of sales, and David...

Faster Payments
Breaking Down The Faster Payments Construct
September 21, 2016

The term “faster payments” brings many things to mind — Same Day ACH, real-time payments and even blockchain. But do all these initiatives serve the same purpose? In the latest installment of NACHA’s Countdown to Same Day ACH podcast series, Jan Estep, president and CEO...

Faster Payments
Ready Or Not (Corporates), Here Comes Same Day ACH!
September 13, 2016

The payments industry may be more than ready for the long-awaited launch of Same Day ACH, but can the same be said for businesses and corporates? In this week’s episode of NACHA’s Countdown to Same Day ACH podcast series, Rob Unger, Senior Director at NACHA,...

Cross Border Commerce
Tackling The Two Rs Of X-Border Payments
September 08, 2016

Receivers and reconciliation are two of the biggest frictions in cross-border payments. And it’s especially acute when that receiver is an institution receiving thousands of payments each day. Ryan Frere, VP of global payments at Flywire, joined Karen Webster to talk about the one thing...

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...