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Bitcoin's scale and energy consumption have held it back as a payments option, but there are advancements that can change that, according to Jan-Willem Burgers, Europe technology lead with the distributed ledger practice at Capgemini.

The banking industry has been raising alarms about the growth of a few credit unions, but the critiques ignore the vast size differences between the two sectors and the tremendous growth banks have seen since the crisis.

The banking industry has been raising alarms about the growth of a few credit unions, but the critiques ignore the vast size differences between the two sectors and the tremendous growth banks have seen since the crisis.

Thanks to the downstream nature of technology, what was once the domain for large organizations is now accessible to organizations of all sizes, writes Ralph Perdomo, a research analyst at Nvoicepay.

Even as the payments landscape has become increasingly complicated and convoluted over the past several years, many industry players have not kept pace with their payments testing methods or tools, writes Steve Gilde, director of global product marketing for Paragon Application Systems.

The president's suggestion that public companies report financial results twice a year instead of quarterly might win nods of approval from CEOs, but it’s unlikely to fly with investors. Still, there’s room for reforms to reporting practices, some backed by prominent bankers.

Installing a modern payment gateway, for example, makes the checkout process more convenient, speeding up order processing while offering alternative payment methods, saved customer information and location-specific options, writes Amit Bhaiya, co-founder and CEO of DotcomWeavers.

Although it’s required to by law, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has not had an independent director with state bank supervisory experience since 2012. It’s time for that to change.

With increasing value propositions, use of Apple Pay for in-store purchases should continue to increase, writes Mohammad Khan, president and co-founder of Omnyway.

When there are leadership roles for women in the payments industry, the individual, the entire company, its workforce and the industry thrive, writes Lisl Dutterer, executive director at Wnet.