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RT2: A strategic transformation for UK payment providers

The Payments Association

This represents a strategic shift for payment providers, affecting cost structures, risk exposure and increasing competition. This supports automated processes, better treasury management, and faster decision-making. Greater access The previous RTGS operated as a closed system, mainly limited to traditional banks.

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Accepting Stablecoin and Crypto Payments: What Merchants Must Know About Settlement

Finextra

How payments are settled—that is, the currency in which funds are ultimately received—has profound implications for liquidity management, risk exposure, and treasury operations. In this article we will explore the key considerations of settlement models treasury professionals need to understand to make informed decisions.

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Behind the Vault: How Custodial Infrastructure Powers Crypto and Stablecoin Payments

Finextra

However, while the advantages of integrating cryptocurrencies into business models are well-understood by most small business owners and treasury departments in larger enterprises, there remains a key area of uncertainty: how to manage and secure the cryptocurrency once it is received.

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How Transforming Treasury Banks Helps Corporates Transform, Too

PYMNTS

In a panel discussion with Karen Webster, six payments, banking and FinTech executives weighed in on the very nature of change that is transforming treasury banking and corporate clients in real time. Morgan Chase ; and Brad Windbigler , head of treasury and investor relations at Western Union. Setting the Stage.

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Merchant-facing regulation: What merchants need to know in 2025

The Payments Association

These developments will impact merchant compliance, cost structures, customer experience, and operational risk. Assess how stablecoin acceptance will affect treasury management and FX exposure. Monitor FCA and Treasury updates on the stablecoin licensing regime. Why is it important? What’s next?

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In the mind of the merchant: Top challenges and priorities for the next 12 months

The Payments Association

The need for clearer breakdowns of these fees was a recurring theme, with all participants highlighting how complicated it is for merchants to make informed decisions about their payment strategies when the cost structures remain so unclear.

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China Tariffs Will Cost Americans $831 A Year

PYMNTS

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told lawmakers on Wednesday that the rising tariffs won’t lead to significant cost increases for households. The 10-month trade war , the Fed said, will probably give importers the incentive to switch to goods from more expensive countries. Some lawmakers disagreed. “It