Banks can use stablecoins, blockchains for payments, OCC says

The move follows a letter the agency issued in July clarifying national banks are allowed to provide cryptocurrency custody services, and hold unique cryptographic "keys" associated with cryptocurrency on behalf of customers.

By Anna Hrushka • Jan. 5, 2021

Behind BNY Mellon's war against B2B checks

Peer-to-peer payments have made consumer transactions cheap and efficient. BNY Mellon wants to do that for business payments, with additional communication, reporting and security measures.

By Suman Bhattacharyya • Nov. 25, 2020

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Dominant card networks, legacy payments processors and young fintechs are all jockeying to keep up with industry innovations and increased competition.

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Remote work exposes payment system inefficiencies

Although most organizations want to automate payments, only about 8% have fully done so.

By Robert Freedman • July 22, 2020

Banks mostly fear payments and money transfer fintechs, survey finds

Less of a concern among banks is competition from online investment and crowdfunding upstarts. 

By Robert Freedman • March 3, 2020