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The Future Of Payments Beyond The Pandemic

PYMNTS

He cautioned that security is not just a merchant problem, and that as time goes on, we’re likely to see the bad guys move quickly to account takeovers, a tempting target especially given the stimulus payments that have been making their way into bank accounts. Looking At Digital IDs — And Friction.

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How Payment Facilitation Works: An Overview for SaaS Providers

Exact Payments

Issuing banks Issuing banks, or issuers, are entities that issue customer credit cards and handle the transfer of funds to the merchant’s account. They are then able to onboard and aggregate sub-merchant accounts under their master account.

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The Fed’s crypto pivot: Unlocking banking access and its impact on payments

The Payments Association

One notable change is the removal of “reputational risk” as a consideration when evaluating applications for master accounts. Federal Reserve Chair Powell confirmed that regional reserve banks will no longer take reputational factors into account when deciding whether to grant access.