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The Payments Innovation Power Shift

The Payments Innovation Power Shift
The Payments Innovation Power Shift
January 25, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

No longer is power solely in the hands of banks and financial institutions. As both consumers and businesses get smarter, payments innovation is anyone’s game....

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The CFPB Comes Out Swinging In 2017
The CFPB Comes Out Swinging In 2017
January 24, 2017  |  Alternative Credit

The now-sitting Trump administration has made no secret that it is no fan of the Dodd-Frank legislation that enables the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau to...

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Building A Digital Bank — From Scratch
Building A Digital Bank — From Scratch
January 24, 2017  |  Banking

Millennials need help with their finances but are loath to turn to banks for aid. Technology can help smooth the bumps in the road to financial...

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Verifone And Bridging Brick-And-Mortar’s Digital Divide
Verifone And Bridging Brick-And-Mortar’s Digital Divide
January 24, 2017  |  Digital Payments

The online and in-store experience will never be identical — and that’s OK, according to Verifone EVP Glen Robson; they don’t have to be. Get the...

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Customer Service Edition: Alexa, Wells Fargo And British Airways
Customer Service Edition: Alexa, Wells Fargo And British Airways
January 23, 2017  |  Today In Data

No matter what side of the story one finds themselves on, the last 72 hours in America will likely make the history books. Between the...

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Can Blockchain Make The ‘Un-Sexy’ Side Of Payments, Sexy?
Can Blockchain Make The ‘Un-Sexy’ Side Of Payments, Sexy?
January 23, 2017  |  News

B2B payments lag the consumer world when it comes to embracing technology and abandoning the paper check. But that may be about to change. In the...

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NEW REPORT: Why The Americas Dig Cash
NEW REPORT: Why The Americas Dig Cash
January 23, 2017  |  Cash

Cash in the Americas, it seems, is here to stay. According to new PYMNTS.com research, cash usage in the Americas is on track to hit...

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Cards And The Platform, Beyond Corporate Payroll
Cards And The Platform, Beyond Corporate Payroll
January 20, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Unbanked employees, including Millennials, find convenience and value in using payroll cards, and so do their employees, says Cardplatforms CEO and Co-Founder Jeff Foster. And...

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