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Capgemini's 2018 World Payments Report is out, and it has some alarming predictions. Are its findings a threat to traditional payment systems, or just the first sign of a transformation that will affect all economies?

Free checking peaked nearly a decade ago, but more than half of all credit unions continue to offer it, despite new players fighting for that business.

As part of the modernization of the U.K.’s payments systems, the new Image Clearing System is now being phased in. All banks and building societies across the U.K. are connecting their deposit channels into the central infrastructure, a process that will be completed by the end of 2018.

Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are adapting to digital payments technology at slower speeds and for different reasons than larger enterprises. Cash and checks still account for almost half of all SMB payments, and SMBs have lagged behind other merchants in the U.S. shift to EMV technology.

Buyers who rely on paper-based payments often struggle to onboard new suppliers. This "process overhead" can be so cumbersome that many buyers become resistant to change, opting instead to limit their supplier choices to a small number of partners, writes Patrick Bermingham, the CEO of Adlex.

Regulatory initiatives have erupted across the globe that call for the implementation of immediate payment systems, writes John Mitchell, CEO of EpisodeSix.

Three corporate credit unions now fund the check-processing services LLC.

The $219 million deal will expand RealPage's geographic and digital footprint in a market that still relies on paper-based payments.

Artificial intelligence may help rescue donations from paper's retreat, and give a fintech startup an icebreaker with small banks that haven't embraced automated payments.

By reducing, or completely removing, paper-based billing through automation, your company can drastically reduce its environmental impact, writes Colleen Ciak, head of eAdoption at Billtrust.