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FPC 2023 Spring Member Meeting

Faster Payments Council

Learn how to position ISO 20022 as a part of an organization's broader payments modernization strategy. And understand the timing and projected rollout of ISO 20022 for industry participants, including government entities, financial institutions and businesses.

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Startup uLesson Lands $3.1M To Improve Education In Africa

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Shagaya added that while there is a priority placed on education in West African households, there are structural deficiencies in the education system, including student-teacher ratios as high as 70:1 in come countries. “We

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Deep Dive: Instant Payments Confront Long Path To Ubiquity

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Faster payments may not be the most popular disbursement method, but markets are regularly adopting them for consumer payouts. The entertainment, insurance, music, restaurant and retail industries are all experimenting with real-time disbursements, as are healthcare providers and government agencies responsible for taxes and other refunds.

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Professional Development and the Payments Association Role

Center for Payments

By Wanda Downs, AAP, APRP, NCP, Senior Vice President, Payments Education, ePayResources Nacha’s Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) and Accredited Payments Risk Professional (APRP) programs both hit milestone anniversaries in 2023, celebrating 30 years and 5 years, respectively.

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Flywire Teams With BOSSA For China Cross-Border Tuition Payments

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Flywire has teamed with China’s international education industry association BOSSA to bring its cross-border payment services to more Chinese students traveling to other countries. China boasts the largest source of international students for educational institutions worldwide.

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Learning Lessons In International Education Payments

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In addition, while some students’ parents pay for tuition, others are sponsored by their home countries’ governments during their studies. In these cases, Carter said the university simply sends students’ tuition bills to the appropriate government body.

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Assessing Digital Identity — You Need to Ask “Who?” AND “Why?”

FICO

Educate customers to make them more aware of how to protect and verify their identities, and add sensible friction back into authentication activities, especially related to payments. Educate customers on the risks of scams and tailor the message specific to the type of scams they might face.