For decades, the “classic” four-party model dominated card payments — where the quartet was comprised of the cardholder, the merchant, the acquirer and an issuing...
True seismic shifts in payments occur over the course of years — not months. But, as Jim McCarthy, CEO of Thredd, told Karen Webster, the...
As the financial services landscape rapidly evolves, traditional banks and financial institutions (FIs) find themselves at a pivotal juncture. The emergence of embedded finance and...
The relationships between FinTechs, banks and neobanks has been placed under a harsh spotlight with the recent revelations around the Synapse bankruptcy. The reaction from...
Defining “payments modernization” is no easy task. If you asked 10 different payments executives to define it, you might get 10 different answers. But for...
Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision. That quote, by management consultant Peter F. Drucker, holds more true today than...
Jim McCarthy, CEO of Thredd, said in a recent interview that banks have to break down their walled gardens to give customers what they truly...
Payments processor Thredd has entered the U.S. debit and prepaid card issuing market. The company announced this milestone Tuesday (March 19), saying it was happening...