Payments

Advocates of allowing merchants to add a surcharge to defray the cost of credit card interchange have had to overcome network bureaucracy, state laws and even ingrained habits among the merchants themselves.

Extending more digital pay can help integrations with other functions such as enterprise resource planning, says Nvoicepay's Kristin Cardinali.

Amid the economic and health wreckage the COVID-19 global pandemic has created, payments have stepped to the forefront in a way that has allowed banks, merchants and consumers to not only continue to do business, but also to increase communication.

Brad Windbigler, treasurer at Western Union, talks to us about how the company navigated the challenges of the pandemic — particularly as the global nature of its network meant it had to contend with moving money across parts of the world that recovered at vastly different rates from one another.

The 2020 election has tossed the U.S. Postal Service under extreme scrutiny, pressuring the institution at a time when it has become a potential catalyst for financial inclusion.

The Fed's faster payments platform may well roll out in three or four years, but by then it will already be outdated.

Fintech software provider Rapyd and LytePay, a payments provider for self-employed workers, are partnering to launch a digital business wallet and accompanying Mastercard for real estate agents in Singapore.

New research finds that it's become harder than ever to acquire new customers — and equally challenging to engage newly acquired ones.

Unlocking the power of diversity doesn't just happen, it starts with inclusion, so we can benefit from diverse insights that will drive innovation to shape the future of payments, says TD Bank's Angela Conti..

New research finds that it's become harder than ever to acquire new customers — and equally challenging to engage newly acquired ones.