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New York credit union is converting to the Symitar Episys core processing system, as well as a suite of related solutions from Synergent.

The first round of data is in following the Sept. 15 launch of same-day ACH debit payments, providing a snapshot of what Nacha expects will be a growing channel.

Automated payments, IVR and emerging innovation are necessary to jolt payment performance, writes David Yohe, vice president of marketing at BillingTree.

Bill.com's efforts to crack one of the last bastions of paper checking with automation has drawn a fresh $100 million investment round.

Cloud technology has made it possible to leverage APIs so that two pieces of software talk to each other and stay updated in real time, which dramatically improves the user experience, writes Sanjeev Kriplani, senior vice president of product at Bill.com.

In the newly created role, Jane Russell manages TD’s call centers, ATMs and digital operations, and directs all operations within its 1,250 U.S. branches

JPMorgan Chase is partnering with another fast-growing technology firm, this time to help business clients eradicate paper checks.

Royal Bank of Canada has updated its mobile app to enable personal banking users to ask Siri to pay their bills on iPhone and iPad.

In the next phase of India’s push to diminish the country’s heavy reliance on cash, the Reserve Bank of India has approved the rollout of a national electronic bill-payment system.

Improving accounts receivable can produce predictable cash flow that can be invested, lead to more innovation and increase overall efficiency, writes Flint Lane, CEO of Billtrust.

The number of channels consumers use to pay their bills is unlikely to decrease anytime soon, so billers that are able to check off every bill payment channel will enjoy a competitive advantage, writes Jim Lester, senior vice president of product management and strategy for biller solutions at Fiserv.

Mobile payments, online transactions and electronic billing are all on the rise, according to new analysis from the Federal Reserve.

There is an expanding array of choices to reduce paper checking, add speed and reduce cost from billing.

Contrary to many third-party payment providers' practice of pushing customers to lower-cost payment rails, Regalii wants its end users to pay their bills with credit cards. The goal of this arrangement is, of course, to make money for banks.

As multi-factor identification becomes the norm, biometrics can be one or more steps that consumers can easily execute.

The shape of health care reform is a work in progress politically. But removing paper from billing should be a noncontroversial piece of the solution.

Consumers are worried about paying bills on time and want the convenience of real-time payments, making e-bills an important option for financial institutions.

Hiatus joins a growing market for companies that use payment analysis to help consumers manage and reduce expenses for recurring bills.

PayPal has agreed to acquire TIO Networks, a Canadian company that sells software that powers bill payment processing, particularly for underbanked consumers.

Since the dawn of online bill payment, billers and banks have been waging war to handle the payments on their own sites. At last, a victor may be emerging.