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Any failure by retailers to fully and effectively execute on all post-purchase business requirements and that promise will quickly turn to pain, says Inmar Ingellince's Ken Bays.

As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau weighs rules on protecting customer information shared between banks and third parties, it should consider giving consumers full authority over their financial data and committing to direct oversight of everyone involved, including data aggregators and fintechs.

Michael Moeser, senior analyst at PaymentsSource, talks to Nikki Darden, head of global marketing integration at Citigroup; and Cheryl Guerin, executive vice president of North America marketing and communications at Mastercard, about the True Name feature on their cards.

Hood Qaim-Maqami, divisional CIO at the Bank of New York Mellon, has ideas about how technology can be used to make people feel connected.

Economists see few signs of a repeat of the 2006 bust, which ignited a global recession; the firms are winning a bigger piece of the corporate bond market as issuers seek wider markets.

North Korea and other rogue actors present a whole new threat to transaction security, says Capco's Julien Bonnay and Bryce VanDiver.

There are ways to remove bad actors from the industry — such as reinstating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s payday lending rule and banning certain fees and collection practices — without hindering consumers’ access to emergency credit.

Humans have come to expect experiences that are simple, efficient, quick, error-free and secure, says Bottomline Technologies' Jessica Cheney.

The payments processor is now the most valuable private tech company every, surpassing Facebook; some investors are not happy that the bank raised bonuses and CEO pay by 46%.

The pandemic has brought new users to the technology, making a simpler experience more important, says Tappit's Jason Thomas.