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Business payments in the U.S. exceed $30 trillion annually, but businesses of all sizes continue to grapple with accounts payable inefficiencies and complexities of interfacing with suppliers and payees for payments execution.

To say this is a dynamic and unpredictable political environment is an understatement. We are hurtling toward elections in November and at both the federal level and in the states, policymakers increasingly have their sights set on payments as they try to animate voters.

Nearly all banks view FinTech partnerships as important, but the partnership dynamics will be put to the test as new open banking regulations go into effect in 2024.

Small business payments are modernizing to meet needs in an evolving economic landscape to ensure businesses have access to move and manage money in real-time.

Immerse yourself in an engaging series of technology-focused presentations, unveiling an array of innovative products and services specifically tailored to enhance your workflows.

There are a lot of misconceptions about how the payments industry uses generative AI. Jodie Kelley, chief executive of the Electronic Transactions Association, separates the reality from fiction.

Businesses are using a range of payments technologies, new and old, as the instant-payments movement gathers steam. Most Influential Women in Payments honoree Yaminah Sattarian talks about what her clients want and how the payments world is changing, in conversation with American Banker Editor-in-Chief Chana Schoenberger.

Mortgage rates rose this week as investors priced stronger than expected inflation and jobs affecting Fed moves into the 10-year Treasury.

To protect their own talent pipeline, financial companies need to make sure that they're not only protecting the entry-level roles that AI threatens to take over, but getting the enthusiastic buy-in of the people most likely to be affected, according to experts from Fiserv, Segpay and Featurespace.

A regulatory proposal to raise bank capital has spurred banks to fight back with a populist appeal to consumers, while regulators say more capital is what's needed to save banks from more crises — and help consumers.

West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore, who's put banks on a blacklist for their support of ESG policies, is up for (and very likely to win) one of the state's two seats in the U.S. House. Here's how he got there, and what it'll look like when he tries to bring his anti-ESG policies national.

The $5,000 scholarship from American Banker and Discover is for high school seniors in New York City who are the first generation in their family to attend college. The deadline to apply is May 8, 2024.

A combination of higher interest rates and increased vacancies — especially in office buildings — are leading to more apprehensions in commercial real estate.

A digital-payment trend that began during the COVID pandemic is being bolstered by features such as rewards and state ID storage.

Payments Innovation Association CEO Brian Tate sees new trends in how technology is transforming payments technologies that are secure, safe and fair.

Finding board directors who understand the pace of change is a tall order. But banks of all sizes can find innovation-minded board directors by mining other industries and investing in annual training.

Dmuchowski worked three jobs to pay for her college education. She tells young colleagues that regardless of their backgrounds, if they work hard, they will succeed.

Ambitious women who feel trapped in their roles sometimes find themselves competing against others with the same goals. An effective way to advance may require stepping off the most obvious path, according to executives sharing their personal experiences at American Banker's Payments Forum.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown faces a tough 2024 campaign to recapture his Ohio senate seat in a state that's increasingly Red. Can the same state that elected conservative populist firebrand J.D. Vance also re-elect Sherrod Brown? And what do the political undercurrents apparent in Ohio mean for banks?