The latest news about payments and digital payments trends, including mobile payments, contactless payments, real-time payments, and mobile wallets like Venmo and Zelle.
As banking becomes embedded in digital ecosystems, financial institutions must evolve from monetary exchange to enabling value transfer models.
Rising Credit Card Debt Signals Bleaker Financial Outlook for Consumers
Wringing inflation out of the system is already hurting many consumers as rates rise. More pain is coming for them and for banks and fintechs.
Credit Card Rewards Would Be Collateral Damage in ‘Durbin 2.0’ Bill
The Durbin Amendment is blamed for the near elimination of debit card rewards. A new Durbin bill could do the same for credit card rewards.
Inside Citizens Bank’s Growing ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Strategy
As inflationary realities, worries about recession, and potential regulation for fintech BNPL firms increase, Citizens Pay keeps growing.
Rising Numbers of Stressed Consumers Seek Alternatives to Credit Cards
Higher interest rates and alternative lending options, especially BNPL, prompt financially strained consumers to spend less on plastic.
Retail Payments Shift as BNPL, Digital Wallets & Curbside Pick-Up Gain
Merchants' desire to improve customer experience could produce winners and losers among banking payments providers.
Cultivating Trust in a Complex Payments Landscape
With multiplying payment options, financial institutions have a massive opportunity to become trusted advisers to consumers and businesses.
Digital Wallets Will Dominate Global Ecommerce Payments by 2025
Sweeping payment-trends study confirms preeminence of mobile money everywhere retail purchases are made. Real-time payments are also surging.
How Banking Providers Can Tap Subscription Economy Revenue
Financial institutions can develop a lucrative payment stream by giving customers reasons to process subscription payments with them.
5 Ways Banks Can Prevent Small Business Defections to Fintechs
Small businesses are underserved when it comes to their digital banking needs. Find out how to give them what they need before they move on.
Why a Tiny Credit Union Sued Apple Over Unfair Tap-to-Pay Rule
Apple Pay has enjoyed exclusive access to iPhone payments, enabling it to charge banks and credit unions whose customers upload their cards.
The Pros & Cons of ‘Cashback Calendar’ Credit Card Rewards
Cashback is a fan favorite of credit card rewards programs, but should a rotating cashback calendar be part of your card marketing lineup?
What Klarna’s Cratering Valuation Means for BNPL’s Future
Buy now, pay later was a wave that never crested, until now. Market saturation, regulation and a possible recession are dragging it down.
Modernizing Payments for an Embedded Banking Future
Embedded payments, like embedded finance, is inevitable in the modern banking industry. However, three-fourths of banks and credit union globally still aren't prepared for the trends, says Zeta's Bhavin Turakhia.
How Long Will Credit Card Borrowing Defy ‘Economic Gravity’?
Chase, U.S. Bancorp, BofA and others haven't seen any notable downtick in card performance. (They wouldn't mind seeing balances tick up.)
Surging Digital Wallet Use Threatens Traditional Credit Card Market
With consumers using digital wallets at a much higher rate, it's critical for banks and other card issuers to remain 'top of wallet.'
FedNow Will Propel Real-Time Payments Into the Banking Mainstream
Launching in 2023, FedNow real-time payments have grabbed the attention of smaller banks, credit unions, fintechs ... and The Clearing House.
How Banks Can Meet SMB Demands for Omnichannel Payments
A mix of payment types is now the norm. Community banks must be able to handle the latest digital options as well as offline payments.
The Potential Impact of Apple’s New ‘Embedded’ BNPL Product on Banks
The Apple Pay Later product slams other BNPL players, but its effect on banking could be bigger, especially as part of a payments platform.
Critics and Bad News Unable to Thwart Growth of BNPL
Bad headlines for Klarna and other BNPL providers have traditional competitors cheering, but writing off BNPL is a big mistake. Here's why.
How Banking Can Win Big in the Subscription Economy
Banks and credit unions can't rely on their old, legacy revenue models. They're dead. Instead, innovative financial institutions must rethink their business models and include subscriptions in their strategy, says Segmint's vice president of product Joan Clark.
Banks Can Look to Partnerships, Niche Markets to Succeed in BNPL
To avoid ceding the fast-growing buy now, pay later market to a few aggressive fintechs, banks should focus on partnering and niche markets.
AI Can Help Banks Provide Better Service to Credit & Debit Cardholders
Cardholders want timely insights into their spending habits. Unclear and misleading data gets in the way. Here's how to overcome that.
