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Bank of America Says Real-Time Payments Connect Businesses to Working Capital

Bank of America Says Real-Time Payments Connect Businesses to Working Capital
Bank of America Says Real-Time Payments Connect Businesses to Working Capital
March 17, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

The Clearing House’s RTP network launched in 2017. The FedNow Service, the central bank’s foray into real-time payments, debuted in the summer 2023. And yet...

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Fraudsters Love Clerical Errors; Automation Helps Eliminate Them
Fraudsters Love Clerical Errors; Automation Helps Eliminate Them
March 17, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

Fraud schemes, from invoice padding to fictitious vendors, thrive in environments where human oversight is the primary line of defense. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Real-Time Data Gap Puts Gaming Platforms on Competitive Notice
Real-Time Data Gap Puts Gaming Platforms on Competitive Notice
March 17, 2025  |  Data & Research

Irony exists everywhere, and the gaming industry is no different. Just take the fact that the gaming industry has long been at the forefront of...

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CE 100 Index Dips 3.3%, Led by iRobot’s Plunge on Doubts About Its Future
CE 100 Index Dips 3.3%, Led by iRobot’s Plunge on Doubts About Its Future
March 17, 2025  |  Connected Economy

It was another week of volatility on Wall Street –—and another week that saw our CE 100 Index subsets marching in lockstep.   Get the...

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Retail’s Perfect Storm? Consumer Outlook on Jobs and Inflation Darkens
Retail’s Perfect Storm? Consumer Outlook on Jobs and Inflation Darkens
March 14, 2025  |  Economy

Airlines and some of the largest commerce firms are cutting guidance for the current quarter as consumers pull back at the register and on travel...

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Caution Clouds Walmart and Amazon Outlook as Shoppers Tighten Budgets
Caution Clouds Walmart and Amazon Outlook as Shoppers Tighten Budgets
March 14, 2025  |  Retail

Mark your calendar for earnings reports. For Amazon it’s April 29. For Walmart it’s May 15.   Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Better DPO Management Emerges as Key Outcome of Working Capital Efficiency
Better DPO Management Emerges as Key Outcome of Working Capital Efficiency
March 14, 2025  |  B2B Payments

For enterprises of all types and across all industries, tariffs, trade wars, reconfigured supply chains and inflation are all top of mind. Get the Full...

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Cost and Integration Concerns Keep Smaller Banks From Adopting Real-Time Payments
Cost and Integration Concerns Keep Smaller Banks From Adopting Real-Time Payments
March 14, 2025  |  Banking

The benefits of real-time payments may be readily apparent to financial institutions (FIs) — as they can serve their clients with new use cases, including...

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