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Fed Tackles Fraud On Legacy Rails As New Infrastructure Gains Traction

PYMNTS

The Clearing House’s RTP finds expansion within the community bank arena, while abroad, the Bank of Thailand is planning its own infrastructure development to accelerate B2B payments. Federal Reserve has introduced a new effort to combat payments fraud. RTP Gains Community Bank Traction. In the U.S.,

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European Banks Face Massive Losses On Exiting Wirecard Loans

PYMNTS

As the one-time darling of Europe’s financial technology (FinTech) community faces insolvency with the debt of nearly $4 billion, some lenders said there are few buyers willing to pay cents or euros on the debt. Once a $28 billion FinTech leader, Wirecard has reported debt of nearly $4 billion after it revealed that $2.1

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Survey: Security, Fraud Protection Among Top Considerations for New Savings Account Customers

ABA Community Banking

When consumers shop for a new savings account, their top consideration is strong safety, security and fraud protection, with 61% of respondents saying it was the top factor, according to a new survey from financial technology company SaveBetter.

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10 Top Banking Podcasts You Should be Listening to

Abrigo

Other podcasts might be internationally based and of little interest to community financial institutions or credit unions based in the U.S. Main Street Banking: A Podcast for Community Bankers 8. Yet some platforms’ podcast rankings seem to promote podcasts that haven’t put out new episodes in years. Banking Transformed 2.

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Fintech Deals to Watch: Fall Festivities

Gonzobanker

Treasury management provider Dragonfly Financial Technologies launched independently from an ACI Worldwide sale. Core: Core-n Mazes and Hayrides FIS acquired embedded finance provider Bond Financial Technologies and announced plans to spin off merchant solutions (to be named Worldpay ).

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EU To Examine German Regulators’ Oversight Of Wirecard

PYMNTS

Once the darling of Germany’s financial technology sector valued at $28 billion, the high-profile Wirecard filed for insolvency last month. On Wednesday (July 15), The Wall Street Journal reported that Wirecard may have misled the financial community about its partnerships with blue-chip companies.

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Fed Task Force Releases Payment Lifecycles And Security Profiles

PYMNTS

Established in June 2015 , the Secure Payments Task Force has engaged more than 200 financial institutions, consumer groups, payment service providers, financial technology firms, merchants, government agencies and others interested in payment security improvement efforts.

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