Transactions news and trends

JPM Coin Programmable Payments Goes Live With Siemens
Blockchain // November 10, 2023

Onyx by J.P. Morgan has recently launched programmable payments through its blockchain-based digital currency, JPM Coin. This innovative solution allows users to program their transactions using an “If-This-Then-That” interface, providing greater control and flexibility over their accounts. According to a press release, the programmability allows...

Virtual Cards Accelerate AP Automation, Leaving Checks Behind
Accounts Payable // October 19, 2023

Business-to-business (B2B) payments play a crucial role in the modern economy, with experts projecting a staggering $111 trillion in transactions between businesses by 2027. However, the traditional methods of payment, such as paper checks and Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments, continue to impede the progress...

EnKash Launches Small Business Financial Operations Platform
Commercial Payments // July 17, 2023

EnKash has launched a 360-degree full-stack payable, receivable and reconciliation platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The new Olympus platform is a plug-and-play solution that seamlessly interconnects accounting and banking software, powered by deep integration, EnKash, a smart spend management platform, said in...

80% of Millennials Use Mobile Wallets to Pay Bills
Mobile Wallets // June 05, 2023

Just as bills have primarily moved from mailed paper to digital, bill pay has become more digital, fueled by consumers’ adoption of mobile wallets. PYMNTS’ research found that 95% of mobile wallet users know the bill pay features mobile wallets offer, and nearly one-quarter of...

Interviews & Exclusives
How AI Is Turning Conversations Into Transactions for Merchants

February 01, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI), in the form of predictive algorithms, has been around for a while.  But while its impact has primarily been in the background of workflows, the emergence of generative AI has brought the technology’s impact starkly to the forefront of commerce, payments and the broader operating landscape.  “With generative AI, you can now […]

80% of Millennials Use Mobile Wallets to Pay Bills

June 05, 2023
Just as bills have primarily moved from mailed paper to digital, bill pay has become more digital, fueled by consumers’ adoption of mobile wallets. PYMNTS’ research found that 95% of...

How FIs Can Win The Battle Against ‘Smarter’ Payments Fraud

February 19, 2020
Not so long ago, payments cyber fraud was done primarily by brute force, through guessing passwords and usernames — a scattershot approach akin to trial and error, conducted by lone...

The Bank App Feature 54.1 Percent Of Consumers Agree They Want

January 21, 2020
Though many banks may be betting big on advanced technology to help them in the fight against financial fraud, their customers would feel more secure if they were given more...

Quick Reads
JPM Coin Programmable Payments Goes Live With Siemens

November 10, 2023
Onyx by J.P. Morgan has recently launched programmable payments through its blockchain-based digital currency, JPM Coin. This innovative solution allows users to program their transactions using an “If-This-Then-That” interface, providing greater control and flexibility over their accounts. According to a press release, the programmability allows clients to place customized rules on their payments. For example, […]

ECB Study Notes Challenges For Stablecoin Acceptance

October 11, 2022
A new study from the European Central Bank (ECB) has found that retail central bank digital currencies (rCBDCs), which could be used to allow for every-day retail transactions, will likely...

Everi Deploys Prove’s Identity Solutions for Casino Transactions

October 06, 2022
Gaming industry supplier Everi has added Prove Identity’s digital identity verification solutions to further reduce bad actors, fraudulent accounts and user friction from transactions in casinos. Everi’s Digital CashClub Wallet...

Bitcoin Daily: Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange Plans Blockchain Lending Platform; Fireblocks Launches Faster Crypto Deposits System

July 29, 2020
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) has launched a new central blockchain securities lending platform in Israel, according to a press release — the first in the area. The platform...