Digital payments

CFPB nixes arbitration; ‘Friendly’ regulator nominated to Fed

07/11/17

Agency rule would make it easier to sue banks, but Congressional Republicans likely to fight it; Trump nominates Randal Quarles as Fed’s vice chair for supervision.

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Why Apple's P-to-P service could go the way of Betamax

06/16/17

In order for Apple to achieve significant success with its upcoming P-to-P service, the tech titan needs to expand the amount of people who can use the payments feature.

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CFPB tweaks final prepaid rule, seeks comment on second delay

06/15/17

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed further changes Thursday to its final rule on prepaid cards and is seeking public comment on whether to delay implementing it a second time.

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‘We’re in production’: Bank execs on the state of play for blockchain

06/13/17

While banks are in various stages of development when it comes to distributed ledger technology, the industry is farther along than many would assume, big-bank technology executives say.

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The future of authentication is biometrics. No other model competes

06/08/17

The username and password are dying. Only biometrics can unify the age-old opposing forces of user experience and digital security in replacing an antiquated method.

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What should replace cash? Let the market decide

06/08/17

Physical cash is likely to have utility for years to come. If it passes away, better the death blow comes from superior commercial payment systems than government edict.

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Mnuchin vows no bank breakups; CRA needs an update

05/19/17

The Treasury secretary says the Trump administration doesn't support separating commercial from investment banking; wealthy neighborhoods are designated as low-income, benefitting banks with branches there.

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It’s the end of banking as we know it, but that’s not a bad thing

05/02/17

Once millennials and tech-oriented consumers become the majority of banks’ customer base, disruption will cease to be just a threat. It will be a fact.

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BBVA taps blockchain to make international payments in seconds

04/21/17

Using a program built by Ripple, BBVA has transferred about 50 euro-denominated payments to Mexico from Spain in seconds. Such transactions normally take up to four days to clear, the bank said.

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Swift introduces real-time payment controls to tighten noose on fraud

04/12/17

The new controls include transaction-screening parameters users may adjust to their own risk and compliance policies.

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