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- SEPA: 12 Issues for Corporates to Consider
In the long run, SEPA is expected to simplify payments across Europe. In the short term, it is creating a multitude of questions for corporate treasury executives, especially in the U.S....
March 11, 2010
- Direct Benefit: Microsoft Corporate Practitioner Reviews SEPA Updates
Microsoft's Worldwide Industry Manager, Payments and Core Banking, says corporates have much to gain from SEPA....
March 11, 2010
- Corporates Discuss International ACH Transactions
International ACH rules have implications even for U.S. corporates that are relatively small, AFP members say...
March 11, 2010
- Gerhard Hartsink, the Man Who Oversees SEPA, Updates AFP
AFP caught up recently with Gerhard Hartsink, who chairs the European Payments Council, the self-regulatory body charged with leading the promotion and creation of a harmonized system. ...
March 10, 2010
- March 2010 Payments Newsletter
Six months after its launch, Payments looks again at the International ACH Transaction (IAT), NACHA's new format for cross-border ACH payments. We have two pieces of coverage looking at the topic. Our lead story looks at how corporates have fared in adopting the new format. NACHA's IAT guru, Priscilla Holland, offers some of her knowledge in this month's Q&A. Elsewhere, we have an excerpt from AFP's TMS Buyers' Guide and this month's news....
March 8, 2010
- Time to Push Banks for Same-Day ACH
With Same-Day ACH, merchants will have a new clearing alternative that should accelerate funds availability on their consumer receivables, as well as support expedited payments -- possibly even via mobile devices. ...
February 10, 2010
- The Effect of Check21 on Float
The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act or "Check 21" took effect on October 28, 2004 and has proven to be a game changer in the world of check processing. Check 21 has catalyzed the check clearing system's transformation from mainly paper check processing to mainly electronic processing using digital check images. But has Check 21 similarly affected the check float game?...
February 3, 2010
- February 2010 Payments Newsletter
One month into 2010, we turn our focus to Same Day ACH. The Federal Reserve is planning to launch a same day service in the second quarter, though a firm date is not yet available. ...
February 3, 2010
- Electronic Payments: 2010 and Beyond
A confluence of emerging developments in ACH and wire, combined with market trends for check usage, will finally create the right conditions for companies to take proactive control over their payments strategy....
February 2, 2010
- Bringing Balance to the Force
Going beyond the much-anticipated GAO report on Interchange fees....
January 28, 2010
- January 2010 Payments Newsletter
We are looking into mobile payments for the first issue of 2010 with a story exploring a nagging question for many corporates considering banking on handheld devices... Is it safe? ...
January 8, 2010
- New AFP Payments Director Looks Ahead at Emerging Payments Issues
Projects are designed to support members in engaging in industry issues, including educational forums, surveys, industry group cooperation ...
December 22, 2009
- Legislative Language Addressing Interest on Business Checking Passes the House
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. This legislation attempts to address the causes of the financial crisis ...
December 14, 2009
- December 2009 Payments Newsletter
For the year-end issue of Payments, we look across the Atlantic at the creation of a Single Euro Payments Area, taking on the issue from a few different angles....
Deecmber 9, 2009
- Legislative View: U.S. Cybersecurity Policy Gridlocked
In mid-September, the Senate Homeland Security and Government Oversight Committee held a hearing to address the cybersecurity threat to U.S. businesses. Witnesses included Robert Carr, president and chief executive of Heartland Payments Systems, victim of the largest data breach in history...
November 4, 2009
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