People open new accounts for a variety of purposes, often providing services banks don't provide, says FICO's Anna Hamilton.

The option to transact using Chase Pay will be removed from all merchant websites and apps by the end of the month.

David Heun, associate editor of PaymentsSource, talks to Sara Hafner, head of financial partnerships at Forter, about how the growth of online shopping has raised the stakes for fraud prevention.

Customers and partners will view an easy and reliable payment experience favorably, says Billtrust's Justin Main.

As the lockdown subsided and stores began to re-open, the habits of the British shopper had changed, forcing banks and merchants to adjust.

Dwolla has appointed payments technology veteran Dave Glaser as the fintech's first president and chief operating officer.

With the pandemic driving the need for contactless payment options in health care settings, RevSpring has extended its Deviceless Payments offering to include point-of-service payments — turning payments into mobile transactions and bypassing the need for point of sale terminals.

Like a lot of small restaurants, Ann Arbor's Zingerman's Deli saw its status as a social destination disappear at the start of the pandemic. The technology that helped it hang on will forge a new business model.

By removing friction and encouraging interoperability, deployment becomes easier, says Fime's Reza Rhamani Fard.

Government incentives and pandemic-fueled changes to habits create opportunities in the region.