A person paying with a credit card using tap to pay at a restaurant table

Billers

Debit is having a moment: Why consumers prefer it and why billers win when they support it

Contactless payment cards stacked on a keyboard, representing digital banking and secure payment sol.

Billers

The demographic shift powering debit: Why younger, digital‑first customers are choosing it over ACH

AIW-1234-Optical-Circuit-Board-Technology.

Banking

Is your card platform holding back growth? Legacy vs. modern explained

Apple Pay contactless payment being made at a vending machine.

Merchants

When gas prices rise, how can fuel retailers protect traffic and loyalty

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Merchants

Why merchant acquirers must embrace AI to stay competitive 

Acquirers must move beyond incremental improvement, as the fraud and financial crime landscape continues to accelerate.

Eye watching screen

Merchants

What you need to know about Visa’s new acquirer monitoring program (VAMP)

Visa’s newly launched Acquirer Monitoring Program (VAMP) is a significant shift in how fraud and dispute risks are measured and managed across the payments ecosystem.

ATM machines for secure and efficient transactions.

Banking

Five things we learned from four different ATM industry events

The ATM industry is navigating an era of disruption and transformation. Caught between the pressures of society’s changing relationship with cash and the business imperatives of cost optimization and security compliance, it is a sector packed with innovation in terms of technology and business processes.

Digital financial network connecting global cities with data and payment solutions.

Merchants

How acquirers can raise their game to be more, do more, and deliver more

The merchant acquiring landscape is evolving rapidly. How merchants handle payments is no longer seen as a purely operational issue – it’s now recognized as a strategy to drive revenue.

AI and data network visualization for digital payments.

Merchants

Why white label is a powerful strategy for merchant acquirers: 6 insider secrets to get it right

For many merchant acquirers, a white label approach to payments orchestration is a smart strategy to keep capabilities and platforms ahead of the curve to meet aggressive expansion goals.

Modern cityscape with digital network overlay representing innovative payment technology.

Merchants

The Strategic Pivot: Why Smart Merchant Acquirers Are Turning to Payment Orchestration

As competition intensifies and merchants move to multi-acquirer models, traditional acquirers must up their game with end-to-end solutions that offer greater choice, reach, and capability.

AI-powered financial technology infrastructure for secure payments and banking solutions.

Leadership in an era of transformation

Navigate the future of payments with insights on today’s barriers, leadership strategies, and ecosystem shifts.

AI-powered global financial network with interconnected digital nodes and data points.

Banking

Unified payments processing is the solution to banks’ crushing compliance burden

Surging digital payment volumes and related compliance demands are heaping pressure on banks to scale their processing capacity and optimize operations.

Someone tapping on their smartphone, there is a digital graphic added on top showing the various things you can do on a smartphone such as shopping, music, etc.

Banking

Banks are overwhelmed by payments data. Does unified processing offer a lifeline?

The volume of payments data available to banks today has surged almost to the point of overwhelm: it has created as many operational challenges as it has growth opportunities.

EU flags fluttering in front of a corporate office, symbolizing European financial and digital innov.

Banking

More widely available instant payments are coming to Europe: How Banks and PSPs can prepare for IPR

European payments are moving toward significant transformation as the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted the Instant Payments Regulation (IPR) in February 2024, entering into effect on April 8, 2024.

Downtown cityscape with illuminated skyscrapers and busy streets at dusk.

Banking

Los sistemas de pago impulsan la expansión de los pagos inmediatos en Latinoamérica 

Aunque los pagos inmediatos son una realidad desde hace muchos años, no se puede negar que la transformación que supone el “tiempo real” ha despegado en Latinoamérica a un ritmo vertiginoso. No obstante, la tasa de adopción varía enormemente de un país a otro.

Smart city digital connectivity with interconnected skyscrapers and urban infrastructure.

Banking

SEPA one-leg out SCT Inst (OCT Inst) : a great opportunity for new international services

Payment Service Providers in Europe should start looking at the significant possibilities offered by the newest EPC rulebook on One-Leg Out SCT Inst, to develop new business propositions by providing effective international transaction processing to their retail and corporate customer base.

Two women shake hands while others stand in line behind one of them

Banking

Historias de éxito de los principales sistemas de pagos inmediatos del mundo

En busca de las ventajas económicas de unos pagos más rápidos y eficaces, la mayoría de los mercados más importantes ya cuentan con sistemas de pagos inmediatos o los están desarrollando, por lo que la atención se está centrando en impulsar su adopción.