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Reflecting on 2024: A transformative year in payments regulation

The Payments Association

She commented, “The feedback pertains to the broader financial services market, and while not all comments are directed specifically at payment firms, the assessment highlights where the FCA identifies gaps or weaknesses in implementation.

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Offline settlements with a digital pound: Lessons from the BoE’s report

The Payments Association

These are linked to the requirement for instant offline settlement, i.e. digital money leaves the payer device to go into the payee’s device. Synchronous vs asynchronous payments Two distinct payment flows were tested: Synchronous: where activity is required from both payer and payee in real-time.

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Cash Discounting Programs: What Are They and How Do They Work?

EBizCharge

but offers a 10% discount to cash payers. Assess feasibility for your business Evaluate your customer base and transaction trends carefully to determine if implementing a cash payment discount program aligns with your business model. For example, imagine a caf that advertises coffee for $5.00 Do customers like cash discount programs?

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Consultation Outcome: Improving the Effectiveness of the Money Laundering Regulations

Neopay

On 11 March 2024, HM Treasury launched a consultation on the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (MLRs). Firms must still consider wider geographic, product and customer risk factors when carrying out customer and transaction risk assessments.

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Late Payments and Lost Confidence: The Hidden Cost of Tariffs

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

finance, procurement, and supply chain professionals to assess the impact of new U.S. In May 2025, CreditSafe surveyed over 200 U.S. import tariffs on business operations, supply chains, and financial planning. The survey included companies from the manufacturing, transportation, retail/wholesale, technology, and automotive sectors.

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Bringing AI To The Fight Against Healthcare Payments Fraud

PYMNTS

The study is part of the larger Unlocking AI series by PYMNTS, examining how AI and other computational systems are being used to manage critical business functions, including payments, regulatory compliance, risk assessment and fraud protection.

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Deep Dive: The Benefits And Challenges Of Real-Time Push Payments

PYMNTS

That consideration includes assessing the potential benefits and risks that come with the two fundamental types of bank payments: push and pull transactions. Payers provide PINs or signatures, which grant recipients permission to extract funds. Pull payments do carry risks for both merchants and payers, however.