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B2B space will have a permanent shift towards digitization, a desire for contactless experiences, and a greater need for efficient and reliable cash flow, according to Billtrust's Nick Babinsky.

Credit unions have been encouraged to help members in a prudent and fair manner but that also means properly documenting the decision-making process.

Recent steps that would help nonbank lenders enter the traditional banking system, like a proposal clarifying the industrial loan company charter, are needed but face strong opposition.

One segment of the market, at least, has proved more resilient than many feared early on in the crisis.

Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology embodies a unique set of properties that enable a rapid response toolkit for governments in times of crisis, says CoinFlip's Daniel Polotsky.

An open, extensible platform is crucial to quickly discover and prevent automated attacks, and also to be able to immediately import these findings to their existing security infrastructure for log analysis and reporting, says Cequence Security's Matt Keil.

Past is not prologue, and a successful strategy for becoming a top-performing bank in 2020 is very different from what it might have been just six months ago.

As merchants are challenged to adapt their business just to survive, and consumers push for greater control over where and how they spend, the payments industry is in a position to align the various needs, says Splitit's Brad Paterson.

Bankers have become more uncertain about how to serve marijuana businesses owing to confusion about which states deem them essential.

Digital banking has ramped up during the coronavirus lockdown but customers will seek somewhere to go as cities reopen. A branch could provide that safe haven.