Much of my knowledge of payments comes from my daily experience. Like many consumers, I want things that work without me thinking about them. This year, I'm very much down with the increasing prevalence of contactless cards and anything that integrates digital wallets (cards on my phone) with POS and web payments. My list includes payment systems that reduced friction in the … [Read more...] about Five Things We Liked About Payments in 2023
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Top Five FinTech Rising Articles 2023
These are the top five articles our readers opened in email this year. Emerging payments articles topped the list, with digital assets holding their own. Keep in mind that many of the decisions on what makes a year-end list were made months ago. We did not, for instance, write as much about WealthTech this year, and we chose to cover digital assets from the perspective of … [Read more...] about Top Five FinTech Rising Articles 2023
FedNow Launches
The Federal Reserve today announced the launch of its long-awaited real-time payment system, FedNow. After nearly four years of development, this initiative will establish the regulator's first nationwide network for instant payments, a feature already present in other countries and a major U.S. processor. The launch date comes as the adoption of faster payments increases in … [Read more...] about FedNow Launches