Opinions

The technology provides convenience and is growing fast, but is prone to card-not-present fraud, says Monica Eaton-Cardone, COO of Chargebacks 911 and CIO of its parent company Global Risk Technologies.

Finding a fast and easy way to receive payments remains a top priority for these businesses. And yet, they are frequently left out of the industry’s faster payments conversation, writes Steve Robert, co-founder and CEO of Autobooks.

Chief financial officers have to wear many hats to help new payment and fintech companies respond to a fast-evolving market, says Brex's Michael Tannenbaum.

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act is a successful privacy law that ought to govern all financial services providers, not just banks.

Ensuring a good experience for buyers not only gives companies an edge over their competition, but it has practically become a requirement for company growth. With the increasing popularity of information-sharing websites and apps like Facebook or Yelp, reputations can expand or shatter within moments, writes Nvoicepay’s Alyssa Callahan.

What Facebook really needs is another heavyweight like Amazon or Google to help spur cryptocurrency competition.

Amazon is moving into new markets armed with local storage lockers and partnerships, while many traditional retailers still lack the proper online capabilities, claims Arik Shtilman, CEO and co-founder of Rapyd.

Platforms like Ethereum’s IPFS enable immutable document access, so token issuers and purchasers can provide all necessary financial documents, audits and inspections directly to those who own the token.

Community banks need to focus more on how their employees talk about the bank and less on new competition moving in.

Once a dataset’s data and lifecycle events are in a known state with lineage, new and exciting opportunities are possible, writes David Levine, head of data product strategy for PeerNova.