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In our first episode of PayDirt: A PaymentsSource Podcast, we talk with Melissa Smith, the CEO of WEX, and her colleague Jay Dearborn about the biggest changes in store for transit, health and corporate payments.

All financial institutions are now in the decision mode of being a "fast follower" and joining the Clearing House scheme, or being a "patient follower" and waiting for the Fed, writes Icon Solutions Gene Neyer.

The gig economy flourished in part for its ability to get timely payments to workers. Uber and Lyft, for example, offer express payments to drivers who need to use those funds to refill their gas tanks before picking up the next rider. But these payment innovations mean very little when there isn't sufficient money flowing into the system.

Gibbons had been in the position on an interim basis since September, when his predecessor, Charlie Scharf, left to become CEO of Wells Fargo.

Some corporations are willing to oblige, turning instead to new, pricier term loans or revolving credit lines rather than tapping existing ones, industry officials say.

Commercial real estate is facing another crisis as companies shift to work-from-home policies. Banks and regulators should brace themselves.

The acquirer had pursued a de novo strategy in its home state but was unable to raise enough capital.

Banks and fintechs are not taking undue risks in lending to new customers; Jefferies CFO Peg Broadbent succumbs to the disease at age 56.

The pandemic has the industry rethinking its hiring practices, such as how to onboard employees while limiting in-person interactions, and deciding which roles need to be filled immediately.

Card fraud risks — already soaring prior to the coronavirus outbreak — are changing rapidly as the pandemic deepens, forcing issuers and merchants to rethink protective measures.