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When Instant Payments Are Just Payments

PYMNTS

Driven by faster phones, ingenious apps and sheer market force, the move to instant is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with payments, opening up new worlds of risk and reward. Rarely do consumers and businesses agree on anything as much as they have on instant. FinTechs led this charge and fueled much of the innovation.

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To Stop Scams, It’s Time to Add Sensible Friction to Easy Money

FICO

Gone are the days of reaching into my pocket for a wallet , counting out bills or wiggling a credit card free or (if you can even remember these days) finding a checkbook and filling out a paper check. They use sketchy providers who don’t normally work with law enforcement and then phish, smish, email, and robocall the heck out of people.