Digital payments
Wells Fargo exec Michelle Ziolkowski was fed up with writing checks, but her piano teacher didn't want to go digital. So Ziolkowski started tracking her check-cashing behavior.
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It's only a matter of time before U.S. banks are forced to cede control over payments, says Brett King in this week's episode.
September 6 -
Kosta Peric, deputy director of digital payments and financial services for the poor at the Gates Foundation, discusses his efforts to expand access to low-cost financial services in developing countries.
April 25
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The story of MPESA, Kenya’s mobile money system, and how it came to partner with banks to give all people access to financial services.
February 9 -
Jan Estep, president and CEO of Nacha, discusses the organization's revised proposal to speed transactions on the automated clearing house network and how it improves on the plan that member banks voted down two years ago.
November 4 -
Wearable computing is suddenly in style. Only a few banks and payment companies offer wristbands, smartwatch apps or Google Glass technology, but those that do are getting valuable feedback from consumers.
August 8 -
More merchants are interested in accepting payments on tablets and phones, and they have many choices of providers. What are banks and vendors doing to set themselves apart? (Image: ShutterStock)
July 16 -
Retailers are being inventive in their use of prepaid cards and mobile wallets to improve their store loyalty programs. Many are learning to use payments technology in ways that may change the way banks view their partnerships with merchants.
January 16 -
When Isis launched its mobile wallet nationwide in November, it also launched a new interface. PaymentsSource journalists give their first impressions of the new payments method.
November 26 -
Banks and payments companies are trying to develop new technology for customers' evolving needs, including person-to-person payments. But many of these new innovations must measure themselves against Square and its success. Daniel Wolfe, Editor-in-Chief of PaymentsSource, reports from SourceMedia's ATM, Debit and Prepaid Forum.
October 24
