PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

New payment rails are again in the spotlight, with commercial card and contactless payments emerging as the top focuses for innovators. This week's look at payment rail innovation is all about digitization and payments acceptance. merchants accept touch-free payments.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Payments Canada is teaming up with Mastercard’s Vocalink for clearing and settlement for the country’s new real-time payments system, the Real-Time Rail (RTR). Delegated by the Canadian Government, Payments Canada is responsible for the clearing and settlement infrastructure, processes and rules.

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DECEMBER 31, 2020

That’s because paper becomes the default method of payment when something goes awry — such as when banking credentials can’t be authenticated or identity cannot be verified. One is regulatory trends, where regulators are looking to increase competition in this field and drive innovation. The other is technological innovation.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

As FinTechs and other financial service providers drive commercial card adoption, virtual card technology becomes an increasingly popular focus of innovation initiatives, particularly as corporates demand solutions to support a remote workforce. Barclaycard Debuts V-Card For Expense Management. Tipalti Enhances Corporate Card Adoption In AP.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The takeover signaled an evolution of the company's business model from a traditionally business-to-consumer (B2C) seller, to one that includes business-to-business (B2B) operations. According to Goldman Sachs, the B2B payments space will see volumes topping nearly $200 trillion by 2028, more than five times the volume of B2C payment flows.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

Whether it was helping small businesses get their PPP payments or convert to eCommerce, getting cash in the hands of workers delivering food, or accommodating digitized mortgage closing and escrow activity, the coronavirus has foisted a lot of change on the financial services industry in a short amount of time. “A So Much More Than Payments.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

This study assessed how restaurants’ customer engagement strategies have evolved since the pandemic's onset, and helped identify the key digital innovations that can help restaurants deliver improved user experiences and boost their average unit volumes (AUVs). These payment types often deprive receivers of immediate access to funds.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Here are some of the biggest payment trends we’re forecasting for the new year. Security/Biometric Payments With the widespread popularity of digital payments continuing to grow, security remains at the forefront of concern for payment companies and their vendor partners.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In what’s beginning to feel like something of a trend in recent years, the payments landscape has seen its latest big global consolidation. Italian payments processor Nexi SpA recently announced plans to purchase private equity-owned rival Nets A/S, creating Europe’s biggest payments firm by volume.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

Real-time rails continue to gain traction as solution providers debut new tools wielding existing instant payment infrastructure to enhance their offerings to business customers. Visa Talks Payment Rail Innovation. Scotiabank Launches Real-Time Payments For Businesses.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Digital transformation will remain a powerful force, with advancements in AI and machine learning enabling unparalleled operational efficiencies and hyper-personalized customer experiences. This will require being more inquisitive and innovative compared to previous years, as the adoption of AI and cloud technologies continues to expand.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

“The digital economy is here, and those payment providers that are global, digital and fully resilient will lead the reemergence.” . Robust operational resilience is now a non-negotiable component of any business engagement,” according to Manish Kohli , global head of payments and receivables, Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions. “By

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2020

HSBC Hong Kong ‘s new application programming interface (API) will simplify the payment system for businesses down to a one-stop payment hub, a press release says. Yvonne Yiu , head of global liquidity and cash management with HSBC, said the simplicity makes a difference for the customer.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

But the one thing that might work is taking a page from the innovation playbook that Netflix seems to have written and followed over the last 22 years. A combination of forces — Netflix’s own content and technology innovations and advances in hardware and software — helped them consistently attract more eyeballs.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The solutions will aim to bring omnichannel buying experiences to boost revenue and profit potential, the release says, especially as digital commerce continues to accelerate in use and innovation. Instead, he said they should focus on setting up online payments first, ensuring that customers have the easiest experience possible.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Treasury departments need to modernize as they grapple with the pandemic — streamlining the way cash is handled, how strategic decisions about cash flow are crafted and how payments are made. According to Sridhar Kanthadai , APAC head of wholesale payments at J.P. The trend is away from paper, but true digitization does not stop there.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

Payments are an omnipresent part of life for corporates and consumers alike, with the United States seeing 174.2 billion noncash payments totaling $97.04 The pandemic has only strengthened the demand for digital payments. Developments From Around The World Of Payments Modernization. trillion in 2018.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In the November edition of the Payments Orchestration Playbook , PYMNTS examines how payments orchestration is emerging as an effective way to help bring firms up to speed as they find their digital operations wanting. Across The Payments Orchestration Ecosystem. Deep Dive: Using Payments Orchestration To Enhance ROI.

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JULY 3, 2020

The global pandemic has left no industry unscathed, but the travel business has the unfortunate distinction of being the sector that was slammed first and hardest, Colin Smyth , head of travel at payments platform Flywire , told Karen Webster in a recent conversation.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2020

Real-time payments are imperative for running successful operations in today’s global ecosystem. Digital payments sent internationally are expected to move past $1 trillion in 2025, but getting to that point will require support from payment providers, regulators and other such firms still building out the necessary infrastructure.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

We are innovating the underlying infrastructure that financial institutions use to make transactions run even faster end-to-end, and at the same time further reducing costs for the community through industry-shared services in the areas of cyber, fraud and compliance," said Javier Pérez-Tasso , SWIFT’s CEO, in a statement. “We

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 1, 2025

This means that thanks to recent Apple upgrades in their operating system, most phones are now capable of receiving Rich Communication Services (RCS) messages in addition to traditional SMS. Popular use cases include request for payments using the instant payment rails (above), loan payments and transaction verification to prevent fraud.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

It cannot be overstated how integral non-cash payments are to the global economy, with the United States processing more than 174.2 billion of these payments in 2018 alone for a total of $97.04 Cash payments are quickly falling to the wayside, with only 26 percent of all U.S. Digital payments are fraught with obstacles, however.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

With B2B eCommerce proliferating, the market is rapidly evolving to make way for new business and payment models in response to customer demand. According to Suchit Bachalli , CEO of Unilog , thanks to the market's acceleration as a result of COVID-19, the industry is on the cusp of some major innovation. Tying Payments With Loyalty.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Filipino online payments platform PayMongo has come off a funding round with $12 million, according to a press release. The growth was driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing transition to more digital shopping and payments. We fully support their vision to bring many more Filipino businesses online.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The pandemic has forced businesses to pivot quickly to continue their operations — both domestically and internationally — with relative ease as the health crisis affects everything from supply chains to payment schedules. These digital changes should pertain to more than just payments themselves, however.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 12, 2023

Next week, FedNow goes live, ushering in the next era of faster payments. FedNow joins The Clearing House, which has offered real-time payments (RTP ® ) for the last five years. Banks are about to win back payment flow from non-banks, and in this article, we break down how this will happen and what it means for your bank.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The bank announced the feature, “Interac e-Transfer: Bulk Request Money,” last week to help clients collect payments faster. Through Interac, a bank-operated digital payments service used by Canadian consumers, RBC business clients […].

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

Payments are everyday occurrences for businesses and consumers, and they have been for thousands of years. This is changing what companies and consumers look for regarding payments. How Expectations Surrounding Payments Are Changing. Not everyone is willing to go through one channel to be able to process a payment,” Dewan said.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2021

And according to Doug Brown, senior vice president and general manager of digital banking at NCR , simplicity and innovation have turned what could have been a disastrous year into a transformational pivot for the better. Brown said in a recent conversation with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster. That’s what we're about,” he said. Nudging Evolution.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Most are encouraging employees to work from home while also moving their back-office operations online, and payments operations are no exception. Around The B2B Payments For The Virtual Workforce World. The pandemic has fundamentally changed the lives of working professionals across the United States — possibly for good.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

With the current state of economic upheaval, the ongoing pandemic and the great digital shift, corporates and financial institutions are racing to digitize and modernize payment flows and back-end processes. That’s strong growth for something that is a mature payment product,” said Larimer.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In Europe , as has been seen elsewhere, banks and other financial institutions (FIs) must grapple with payments modernization but are burdened by legacy systems and infrastructure. The continued acceleration of digital and mobile payments affects both domestic and international payments.”. Expectations are changing, too.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The payments industry is no different, and we’re quickly approaching a new intersection point due to the Real-time Payments’ movement into the US. These days, as the US prepares to embrace real-time payments in 2023, the intersection of real-time payments and automation has become a key point of discussion.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The late Harvard Professor Clay Christensen was and is famed for the “jobs to be done” theory of business innovation. The great digital shift is upending B2B payments , pushing them away from the age-old reliance paper checks toward digital options. Beyond The Safety Factor . B2B is poised to make the same leap.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The European Union (EU) could pass new laws that would make it mandatory for Apple to share the payments technology in its iPhones, according to a report from Bloomberg. Documents obtained by Bloomberg mention NFC, which is used to handle wireless signals that let users make payments on their devices at store terminals instead of on cards.

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MARCH 12, 2020

The company also set up a multi-million-dollar subsidy program to reduce operating costs and capital risks for their merchants, in an effort to help them get back to work safely and efficiently. An Opportunity for Innovation . As the situation evolves, Wang told Webster, the innovative responses are doing the same.

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