Displaying 1 - 10 of 178 Payments and Industry Trends blog posts
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All I Want For Christmas (Or Any Holiday) Is… Instant Payments Gratification
Friday, December 14, 2018 Dan Ring to Payments and Industry Trends, Immediate PaymentsMark, some of us are fast approaching the end of the holiday shopping season, some of us are fast approaching that time of year when we consume too much egg nog, and some of us are fast approaching too many viewings of Die Hard or It’s a Wonderful Life or Love Actually or Christmas in Connecticut (I’ve disclosed too much about myself). To segue slightly more than slightly, I was at Target over the weekend, braving the holiday shopping crowds, to buy toilet paper, paper towels and tissues… and I took advantage of the 5% off that I get from using my Red Card. I surveyed the throngs of other consumers in the nearby checkout lines and not once did I see another store card. During this, the biggest shopping season of the year, why wouldn’t consumers use loyalty/rewards cards when making purchases?
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Fraudsters Don’t Wait for Peak, So Neither Should You: 2019 Fraud Strategy Starts Now!
Thursday, December 13, 2018 Radha Chawla to Payments and Industry Trends, eCommerceIn existence for barely two decades, eCommerce has transformed not only the way we shop, but also how retailers plan and execute their marketing strategies around the peak shopping season. Now that we’re deep into this period, retailers will have prepared for changes in buyer behaviors, relaxed their strategies to be within the limits of manageable review rate, and most important of all, put strategies in place for increased fraud attempts.
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Women in Payments Australia: 8 Insights for Success
Wednesday, December 05, 2018 Felicity Blake to Payments and Industry TrendsWomen in Payments continues to go from strength to strength, expanding its footprint globally and running events from Canada (where it was born) and the U.S., to Australia and now the UK. ACI has been a proud global sponsor of Women in Payments since 2014, which has allowed me personally – along with a number of colleagues around the world – to be a part of the growing calendar of Women in Payments events that take place around the globe.
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19 for 2019 (Payments Predictions Galore!)
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 Mark A. Ranta to Payments and Industry TrendsCan you believe it! Snowflakes in the Northeast, which means getting the skis tuned up to race down (steep) hills. And speaking of racing, businesses are racing to complete their 2019 plans and put the finishing touches on remaining 2018 campaigns, which I hope are resounding successes. It also means (delicious or disgusting egg nog… #judgementfree), office holiday parties and prognostications galore!
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A Postcard from Money20/20
Monday, October 29, 2018 Mark A. Ranta to Payments and Industry TrendsGreetings from Las Vegas. By the time this note finds you, I will be back at my desk pouring over my follow-up notes from another crazy, wonderful, insightful and totally exhausting Money20/20. The event itself has grown to become the annual ‘must-attend’ on the financial technology schedule, and this year’s event didn’t disappoint with new attendees, old friends and an agenda that kept you on your feet for 4 days (and nights).
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What Are the Five Payment Items You’re (Most) Looking Forward to at Money20/20?
Friday, October 19, 2018 Dan Ring to Payments and Industry TrendsMark, Money20/20 is a mere few days away… and with many of our lovely colleagues making their way to Sydney for Sibos, you and I are heading out west for another thought-provoking and fun-filled week at what I believe is the world’s largest payments event, Money2018… err… Money2020.
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Three Flavors of Payments Innovation
Thursday, October 18, 2018 Mark A. Ranta to Payments and Industry TrendsLet’s talk innovation! But first, what do we really mean when we say “innovation” anyway? As we all know, innovation can take many forms, but in my view, there are three main varieties – and these are evident in the world of payments and financial services.
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Sibos Preview: The Five Trends Transforming Real-Time Payments
Monday, October 15, 2018 Craig Ramsey to Transaction Banking, Payments and Industry Trends, Retail PaymentsReal-time is now a reality, with more than 30 schemes live around the world. And real-time is in the spotlight as banks and financial service providers make their way to Sydney for Sibos 2018. What better time to look ahead at the key trends that are going to shape the ongoing development of real-time payments.
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US States' Rights and Fintech?
Friday, October 12, 2018 Paul McMeekin to Payments and Industry TrendsI moved to the United States (from England) well over a decade ago now, but one thing that I’ve always found interesting, puzzling and at times downright dumbfounding is the various levels of government. City, county, state and federal government bodies – all with a role to play. However, as I studied the history of my new home, I’ve became increasingly fascinated with how the Constitution and Bill of Rights were written.
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The Mexican Fintech Revolution – ¿Qué onda in Open Banking?
Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Rachael Tomaney to Retail Payments, Payments and Industry TrendsMexico has joined an elite group of nations, being amongst the first to pass open banking regulations. Specifically designed to open up its financial services and technology sector, the so-called ‘Fintech Law’ appears to have taken notes from PSD2, UK Open Banking, Singapore’s ‘organic’ approach, and others – and balances these against Mexico’s unique context and aims.
ACI’s Lu Zurawski, one of the industry's foremost open payments experts, and Sonia Gomez, a Latin America payments authority, discuss this balancing act; including the drivers, the regulation and the potential benefits.