For decades, payments providers have sought to displace cash by attempting to move merchants toward card-based and digital payments, arguing that they are faster, more convenient, and more secure to accept than cash. Now they are finding that proponents of cash acceptance are pushing back. Late Thursday, legislation was reintroduced …

There are still plenty of cash-heavy merchant markets that are looking to launch—and expand—digital payments. As deeply embedded as digital payment are at the point of sale, there are still merchant segments that are heavy on cash and light on digital-payment technology. These markets—including vending machines, micro-markets, and laundromats—are beckoning …

If you look beyond the horizon, you’ll see that physical money is gearing up for a roaring comeback. There are two reasons for this. The first reason is the stubborn requirement for the newly designed central bank digital currencies: the requirement of trading continuity. A material coin does not vanish …

Digital identity, new ways to move funds, the speedy pace of innovation, and changing consumer payment preferences are all quickly altering the payments arena, suggests the latest payments report from Deloitte Consulting LLP. “The things that really stood out the most for us when we looked at the data is …

Bills and coins have long been off limits to processors because cash transactions are not digital. No longer. For years, payment processors have expanded their technology stack beyond its core authorization and settlement capabilities to include an array of features to transform themselves into one-stop business-technology shops. Yet, the one …

As banks pull ATMs from underperforming off-premise locations, it is creating an opportunity for independent ATM deployers to fill the void, says a report for RBR, a London-based research and consulting firm. The trend, which is being driven in part by banks’ growing emphasis on providing cashless paymentsolutions to their …

The Federal Reserve’s release last week of a discussion paper exploring a central bank digital currency for the United States has evoked interest from a group that emerged two years ago to help launch just such an initiative. The Digital Dollar Project on Friday applauded the Fed’s effort and underscored …

Subaru Park, home of major league soccer’s Philadelphia Union, is the latest sports stadium to go entirely cashless. The team announced Thursday it was deploying more than 130 Clover point-of-sale devices from Fiserv Inc. to enable contactless purchases at concession stands and premium seating areas in the stadium. Like many professional …

The demands of modern business have virtually dictated that companies not only should, but must, use digital payments. With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, business operations were forced to shift online practically overnight. Work-from-home became the new normal, which created contactless environments for communication and workflows. Payments quickly followed …

Of 500 companies that process at least 500 online monthly transactions, 58% say their chargeback rates have gone up since March 2020, and of these, 45% say the biggest reason likely is delivery delays, according to a survey by fraud-prevention technology firm Kount, a unit of Equifax Inc.Payment processor EirthPay announced its launch. …