Payment processing

Transit has pushed contactless payments in the U.K., and it will happen in the U.S. too, according to Daniel Kornitzer, chief business development officer for Paysafe Group.

Fiserv Inc. is kicking off a cross-Atlantic bond sale that could raise about $12 billion to help finance its acquisition of First Data Corp.

The payments space is expected to see continued consolidation, new fraud patterns and more contactless cards for the second half of 2019.

Brazil is the latest Latin American country to establish plans for a low-cost instant payments network with the aim of increasing financial inclusion and eliminating cash from the economy.

Security, operational challenges and new operational requirements all make for a complex, yet necessary, transition to open banking in the age of PSD2, according to Maria Allen, global head of financial services for Unisys.

Readers weigh potential risks in the leveraged loans market, debate Herb Sandler's legacy, consider the role the Fed should play in real-time payments and more.

Over time, real-time payments could become the predominant payment type while virtually eliminating cash and checks.

Vetting transactions has become complicated as merchants try to juggle user experience and risk. Tokenization can remove some of that complexity, argues Andre Stoorvogel, a director at Rambus.

The U.S. still relies on antiquated payment processing technologies while other countries can process in real time. What's the holdup?

On-demand wage delivery has caught on in other industries. Banks have taken notice.

Mobile technology has improved the process of sending cross-border remittances, but most international money transfer services still have a long way to go before they’re streamlined and real-time.

Pursuing collection payments can often be delicate, but there is emerging technology that can take the sting out of that, according to Fico's Tim VanTassel, a vice president at FICO.

Providing workers with funds on their own terms with added features can do more than just keep up with modern technology, contends Brian Radin, president of Comdata's prepaid and payroll card business.

Janet Estep is nearing the end of her tenure as Nacha’s CEO, but she's no less devoted to overcoming the last hurdles to implementing faster payments.

When it comes to digital-native shoppers, it’s more than just understanding how their expectations have changed. These expectations are tied to emotional factors that influence buyer behavior, says Michael Rouse, chief commercial officer at Klarna.

Competition from the public sector in payment services has benefited the public and should not be discounted in the development of a real-time system, said Kansas City Fed chief Esther George.

While major card issuers such as Chase and Wells Fargo roll out NFC-enabled credit and debit cards incrementally, Bank of America is taking a much more aggressive approach.

It's a multibillion-dollar industry in a state of payments-regulation limbo and as a result, the U.S. cannabis business has mainly operated on a cash basis.

Digital consumers and merchants are born as well as made. Payments play a key role in driving simpler, smarter and more customized experiences, writes Stefan Merz, COO of PPRO.

London-based processor Checkout.com’s recent $230 million Series A investment is an indicator of investors’ huge interest in cross-border e-commerce and payments in emerging markets.