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New regulations and fraud threats are accumulating, and payment firms need to keep up, says Semafone's Gary E. Barnett.

It can be hard to spot insider fraud, duplicate invoices and service glitches by hand, says AppZen's Anant Kale.

Congress should further expand a tiered regulatory system to help community banks better serve local neighborhoods.

The connection of an advanced loyalty program can woo consumers, even in a case where the merchant's products may cost more, says Clarus Commerce's Tom Caparaso.

Proposed reforms to the Community Reinvestment Act focus on everything but bank products that promote higher education. It’s time to change that.

Relying on a "community-based" fraud approach can reduce friction and abandonment, increase sales and revenue, delight your customers, and help protect your brand and reputation, says Accertify's Jeff Wixted.

While many consumers and large businesses are keen to adopt digital, real-time payments, there are still some groups of users that tend towards longer-established payment methods that are inconsistent with the digital economy, according to Standard Chartered's Tarek Elyafi and Shantanu Vijaykumar Bhosale.

By pooling fraud data and making it accessible in real time, FIs can scan check deposits to identify fraudulent checks before a loss occurs, says Advanced Fraud Solutions' Ted Kirk.

The presidential hopeful wants to mirror a German policy that allows employees of large corporations to vote for board members. Here’s why that won’t fly in the U.S.

Sports betting is a boon for gaming payments, but technology compliance has long odds, says Global Payments Gaming Solutions' Christopher Justice.