Payment processing

Payments innovation is happening in small businesses like Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant, which has to manage a shift in how people shop, order, pay and communicate — all at the same time.

While doing the bare minimum means that companies avoid receiving hefty non-compliance fines, it doesn’t achieve a great deal more, says FIME's Arnaud Crouzet.

Factom Protocol executives were on Capitol Hill three years ago with other providers explaining the benefits of the blockchain and cryptocurrency technology for security and payments to the nation's lawmakers.

Wirecard AG gained as much as 6.6% in Germany after saying it had commissioned KPMG to conduct an independent audit of the digital payments company, its latest effort to calm investors rattled by reports of accounting irregularities.

Citing banks' growing focus on end-to-end payment processes, Bottomline Technologies says it is adding the Real-Time Payments network from The Clearing House to its digital banking platform.

FedNow will provide tremendous advantages for community financial institutions, but it also creates areas of concern that will require additional oversight, says CSI's Derrick Bretz.

The goal is to get a better understanding of past incidents, thereby arming the Fed to improve its response as more companies implement faster payments.

Mastercard is testing two new bill payment services, with an eye on improving speed for consumers and businesses.

U.S. Bank wants to disrupt the way consumers pay their bills by offering billers a new platform fit for faster payment rails, new messaging formats and digital assistants.