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The Roil Over B2B Payments Rails

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It may have started in 2007 when the U.K. the debate has gained its own head of steam over the last five years — ever since the Fed formed its Faster Payments Task Force and convened 300 companies and 500 people to devise a framework to make payments faster in the U.S. s footsteps. Here in the U.S.,

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Why Regulators’ War On Fees Will Kill Consumers

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A recent Fed study says that 47 percent of all respondents couldn’t come up with $400 to pay for an unexpected bill – a car repair, an emergency doctor’s visit, a busted washing machine that needed repair – without borrowing or selling something. More than two-thirds have no more than one overdraft over 18 months. Interest free! And why not?