Category: Global Payments
Payments Insights: Driving Payment Efficiency
LATE PAYMENTS REMAIN A CHALLENGE For the last couple of years, we have been investigating the issue of late payments. In 2017, a slow payer ethic emerged as the biggest obstruction to getting paid on...
Don’t Get Caught Unprepared: Money Laundering Controls and Regular Sanctions Screening Are No Longer Nice to Have, but Necessary
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) was established 16 years ago as a collaborative effort between government and industry to bring into focus the necessity of cybersecurity prevention measures and raise awareness about the options and...
AFP 2019 Day 3: A Moment of Great Transition
There were so many valuable take aways from AFP 2019, but one of the highlights of the show was the closing keynote delivered by Fareed Zakaria GPS, host of CNN’s Worldwide. His presentation, titled Navigating...
The Future of Payments: A Changing Business Landscape
The payments landscape is experiencing unprecedented change. The pressure is on for businesses to anticipate where drivers of change will come from and prepare accordingly. DRIVERS OF CHANGE We asked financial decision makers what they...
The Biggest Trends in UK Business Payments: From Real-Time Payments to the Impact of Fraud
The 2019 UK Business Payments Barometer is a treasure trove of information that helps make sense of the dynamic and complex business payments landscape in the UK and beyond. The 4th annual report, compiled by...
Everything You Need to Know about the New Payments Architecture: Overlay Services Explained
In Part 1 of this 2 part series, Rich Williams, host of the Payments Podcast, sat down with Marcus Hughes, Head of Strategic Business Development at Bottomline Technologies to discuss the New Payments Architecture and...
Sibos 2019 Day 3: How Banks Should Be Preparing for PSD2
Before arriving at the Excel Exhibition Centre in London for Sibos 2019 Day 3 on 25th September 2019, a press release detailing some good news from Bottomline Technologies dropped into my inbox. The press release...
Sibos 2019 Day 2: Real-Time Payments: The Need for Speed
Day two of Sibos 2019, 24th September 2019, very much echoed many of the thoughts expressed during the first day of the conference. The recurring themes talked about artificial intelligence, machine learning, open banking, regulatory...
Sibos 2019 Day 1: Helping Banks Thrive In The New Real Time Open Environment
Sibos Day One was teeming with people bustling from stand to stand, and was filled with informative presentations from some of the greatest influencers and companies in the payments and banking space, sharing their predictions,...
Everything You Need to Know about the New Payments Architecture: What Is It and How Will It Impact Direct Debits and Cheque Clearing?
To get a better understanding of the latest changes affecting Bacs payments and Direct Debits in the UK, Rich Williams, host of the Payments Podcast, sat down with Marcus Hughes, Head of Strategic Business Development...