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Whitepapers
Sep 21, 2020
Cross-border payments are changing and business owners expect to transfer money quickly. Swift GPI allows community financial institutions to meet their customers’ needs and generate additional fee income for their institution.
Dec 6, 2023
As the FedNow Service grows in momentum, we sat down with PCBB's COO - a payments expert and FedNow Service task force member - to understand how the service was developed, and what institutions should be doing now as they consider implementing.
Mar 1, 2023
Your customers aren’t going to wait for faster payments. The ability to clear and settle payments in real time provides money management flexibility and full access to immediate funds. Understanding the payment options available to you and how to get started implementing them can help pave the way to keep customers happy.
Podcasts
Mar 28, 2024
In this episode of Banking Out Loud, Fiserv payments experts Paul Sullivan and Justin Jackson join PCBB’s payments expert Sheila Noll to discuss the rapidly evolving faster payments landscape. Their conversation touches on the importance of strategic thinking and collaboration with partners, while also driving home the need to view faster payments as an opportunity to better serve customers and differentiate your institution.
May 5, 2022
In this part 2 of our payments episode series, host Sonia Portwood sits down with PCBB's Allen Sztukowski to discuss what the future of real-time payments looks like.  Including the soon-to-launch FedNow program, anticipated technology and functionality changes, and tips to help you prepare.
BID Newsletters
Apr 23, 2024
For small business customers, waiting for payments can take a while — often at least 30 days. Checks and invoices get lost or go to spam folders and vendors charge fees to transfer funds. Doing more to remove these pain points can help strengthen existing relationships and allow your small business clients to have better cash management. We discuss ways to help small business customers get paid quickly and easily.
Apr 2, 2024
The right payment platform can create substantial opportunities for a CFI — and a CFI can use what it learns from finding the right payment platform to help business clients do the same. We discuss the factors a CFI should consider when selecting a payments platform.
Mar 6, 2024
ISO 20022, a new messaging standard by the International Organization for Standardization, enhances communication between financial institutions and customers. Benefits include improved fraud prevention, AML/KYC practices, and efficiency in payment processing. As the November 2025 deadline for compliance looms, we discuss why starting migration now is of benefit to you.
Dec 18, 2023
The need for speed has become a central goal for cross-border payments. Smaller businesses stand to benefit from improvements. We discuss how cross-border payments can be used to encourage customer loyalty.
Nov 2, 2023
Sheila Noll, PCBB’s Chief Operating Officer who served on the Federal Reserve’s Faster Payment Task Force, shares what it took to get FedNow® Instant Payments up and running and her advice for CFIs.
Dec 27, 2023
As we visit this year’s most popular BIDs, we look at this article from Feb 8 on faster payments: The FedNow® Service works between financial institutions, in contrast to consumer-centric payment apps. We take a deep dive into the details.
Nov 20, 2023
Financial institutions are finding that instant payments come with their own array of issues, including outages, fraud, and reputational challenges. We review these challenges and provide ways to handle them if they arise.
Jul 10, 2023
The long-promised Federal Reserve instant payment system, the FedNow® Service, officially debuts in July 2023. CFIs could see some important benefits from participation. We discuss use cases and benefits of FedNow instant payments as well as how to prepare for the service’s launch.
Jan 12, 2021
Automation is an important way to stay competitive, according to Fitch Ratings. Automated customer experiences, fraud detection, and wire automation are three key areas for a competitive edge.
Jan 12, 2023
Fueled by innovation, emerging technologies, and customers’ changing expectations, the payments space is evolving at a rapid pace. We look at some of the top payments trends and suggest ways in which CFIs can ensure they make the most of these opportunities.
Feb 8, 2023
By 2H 2023, the Federal Reserve is expected to debut its instant payment service FedNow. The service is intended to work between financial institutions, in contrast to consumer-centric payment apps. We take a deep dive into the details.
Dec 16, 2022
Supply chain issues, lost luggage, and cancelled flights are miseries for consumers who want what they’ve paid for. Faster payment systems can help ease their unhappiness by delivering quicker refunds and compensation.
Aug 10, 2022
The Federal Reserve has revealed the final timeline for its ISO 20022 standards, a new global messaging standard for financial transactions, which will now be implemented on a single day. As countries around the world embrace the protocol, cryptocurrencies are among some of the earliest adopters. We provide info on compliance deadlines and what steps your CFI may need to take to stay competitive.