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1.1.2022
A Winning Hand for Payments
Digital Transactions

2021

12.21.2021
Tech Trade Group Criticizes CFPB Payments Probe
Payments Dive

12.16.2021
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Probing ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Companies, Including Affirm, Klarna
Wall Street Journal

12.16.2021
Buy Now, Pay Later in Consumer Finance Watchdog’s Crosshairs
Bloomberg Law

12.8.2021
Bank Groups Spell Out Payments Industry Concerns
Payments Dive

11.30.2021
Bankers, Realtors and Organized Labor Call on Senate to Pass Weed Banking Bill
Politico

11.29.2021
Understanding Stablecoins, and the Ever-Changing World of Crypto
The Political Life

11.18.2021
JEC, ETA Explore Cryptoassets Oversight
The Green Sheet

11.8.2021
CFPB's Hard Line with Payments Industry May be a Hint of Things to Come
Payments Dive

11.8.2021
Crypto Initiatives Reflect Rising Momentum
The Green Sheet

11.1.2021
U.S. Regulators Say Issuers of 'Stablecoins' Should be Policed Like Banks
Reuters

10.28.2021
IRS Reporting Plan Appears Doomed After More Democrats Oppose It
American Banker

10.22.2021
Apple, Facebook Targeted by Consumer Bureau in Tech Industry Investigation
Politico

10.21.2021
Apple, Amazon, Facebook Probed Over Consumer Financial Data
Bloomberg Law

10.21.2021
CFPB Goes After Big Tech Data-Harvesting Practices with New Orders
Washington Post

10.21.2021
CFPB Requests Data From Tech Giants in Probe of Payments Systems
Barron's

10.21.2021
Consumer watchdog to probe Big Tech payment systems
AP News

10.21.2021
U.S. Consumer Watchdog Orders Tech Giants to Turn Over Information on Payment Data
Reuters

10.21.2021
ETA Addresses CFPB Consumer Data Order
The Green Sheet

10.19.2021
ETA Guides Capitol Hill on Cashless Impacts
The Green Sheet

10.15.2021
BankThink: The Fed Needs to Tread Carefully on Road to a Digital Dollar
American Banker (op-ed)

10.8.2021
Fedwire to Adopt ISO 20022 By 2023, But Are Banks Ready?
Vixio Payments Compliance

10.4.2021
ETA Honors Celero Commerce, Homebase, NCR Corp.
The Green Sheet

9.24.2021
Banks and Credit Unions Unswayed After House Softens IRS Reporting Plan
American Banker

9.24.2021
ETA Event Highlights Financial Inclusion
The Green Sheet

9.19.2021
Banks Call IRS Reporting Plan a Compliance and Privacy Nightmare. Is It?
American Banker

9.16.2021
#2676: ETA's Kelley Talks the Future of Currency — Cash, Crypto, Biometrics, and More...
CU Broadcast

9.14.2021
Bot Attacks Up 41% and Other Digital Transactions News Briefs
Digital Transactions

9.14.2021
Politico Morning Money: Payments Industry Puts Out Crypto "Principles"
Politico

9.8.2021
Banks Escalate Fight Over IRS Reporting in Biden Budget Plan
American Banker

8.19.2021
Headless E-Commerce System Puts Checkout Button Anyplace It's Needed
Ecommerce Times

8.5.2021
How to Give Your Small Business a Boost Post-COVID-19
GOBankingRates

7.30.2021
Back to the Future With Jodie Kelley
Because We Had To (podcast)

7.29.2021
The Digital Dollar Is Coming: Here’s What Payments Companies Worry About
Protocol

7.27.2021
Why the U.S. and Europe Trail China in Central Bank Currency Race
American Banker

7.27.2021
ETF Areas in Spotlight as Delta Variant Cases Rise
Yahoo! Finance

7.20.2021
How Will CPU Shortages Affect Small Businesses?
ZDNet

7.18.2021
US Regulators, Advisory Group To Look At Stablecoins
PYMNTS

7.13.2021
Trade Group Seeks Biden Antitrust Focus on Payments
Payments Dive

7.1.2021
Why Are Payments Facilitators Worth Watching?
Insider Intelligence

6.30.2021
Beware of Potential Adverse and Unintended Consequences of a Digital Services Tax
National Newswatch (op-ed)

6.24.2021
House Votes to Repeal Trump Administration’s "True Lender" Rule
Bloomberg Law

6.22.2021
P2P Payments Surged During the Pandemic; So Did the Complaints About Them
American Banker

6.9.2021
Bitcoin Price Slumps After DOJ Recovered Pipeline Hack Ransom
Fox Business

5.26.2021
Frictionless, Contactless, Programmable Money
Financial Sense (podcast)

5.26.2021
Global Chip Card Shortage Threatens Payment Card Supply
American Banker

5.21.2021
Federal Reserve to Kick Off Conversation on CBDC
Payments Dive

5.21.2021
Backstage at MPC With ETA
Mobile Marketing & Technology

5.20.2021
Major Payments Trade Group Weighs in on CBDC Development
Payments Dive

5.8.2021
Electronic Transactions Association Introduces 7 Guiding Principles for CBDCMoney
Cryptoknowmics

5.7.2021
Electronic Transactions Association Proposes 7 Guiding Principles for a Digital Dollar – Finance Bitcoin News
CBDC Magazine

5.7.2021
Industry Groups Urge Sens. to Spare OCC "True Lender" Rule
Law360

5.7.2021
Comings and Goings: Career Moves in Associations
Associations Now

5.6.2021
SMBs Went Digital During the Pandemic — Here’s What Payment Providers Can Do to Increase Their Reach Into This Seller Base
Insider Intelligence (Chart of the Day)

5.6.2021
In Other News: ETA Releases "7 Guiding Principles for CBDC"
Digital Transactions

5.6.2021
Why Are Payments Facilitators Worth Watching?
Insider Intelligence

5.5.2021
ETA Releases 7 Guiding Principles for Central Bank Digital Currency
The Green Sheet

4.29.2021
US Small Business COVID-19 Perspectives
Payments NEXT

4.29.2021
SMBs Value Digital Payments More Than a Year Ago and Other News Briefs
Digital Transactions

4.29.2021
SMBs Relied on Digital in 2020, ETA/TSG Survey Finds
The Green Sheet

4.28.2021
Fintechs Building Financial Inclusion Pathways
The Green Sheet

4.22.2021
Digital Payments Lead March Toward a Cashless Society
Ecommerce Times

4.22.2021
A Surge in Payments: FIs Forced to Pivot Quickly During Pandemic
bobsguide

4.14.2021
Cardlytics Acquires Bridg and Other News Briefs
Digital Transactions

4.14.2021
Politico Influence: Jobs Report
Politico

4.8.2021
How Digital Payments Helping the Underserved During COVID-19
CU Broadcast

4.7.2021
ETA Announces New Marketing, Communications Hires
The Green Sheet

3.26.2021
Major Payments Group Shifts Gears to Work With Biden Administration
Payments Dive

3.12.2021
US Inches Toward Payments Modernization While China Races Ahead
SiliconANGLE

3.3.2021
How Fintechs Are Helping Reduce Financial-Services "Deserts" for the Underbanked
Digital Transactions

3.2.2021
Cash Usage Declined, Contactless Payments Have Increased Considerably
CrowdFund Insider

2.26.2021
3 Reasons Why Contactless Payment and Digital Invoices Gain Importance for Future Business Travel
Medium

2.15.2021
The Best Credit Card Processors of 2021
Business News Daily

2.4.2021
Top 10 mobile payment development trends to watch in 2021
Payments Cards & Mobile

1.26.2021
Top-10 Mobile Development Trends in 2021
Sannacode

1.25.2021
Washington Outlook for 2021
The Green Sheet

1.20.2021
How the US Is Tackling Cybercrime, One Attack at a Time
The Fintech Times

1.15.2021
Congressman Asks Companies to Freeze Financial Services for Capitol Attackers
The New York Times

1.12.2021
The Pitfalls of the Second Round of Stimulus Payments
American Banker

1.11.2021
Contactless Pay Is Here to Stay: What About QR Codes?
Tearsheet

1.6.2021
Cloud Becomes Critical: PPP Loans to Cover Technology Needs
CIO Dive

2020

12.21.2020
Second Stimulus Checks Bring Relief for Texans Facing Issues With Unemployment Benefits
KXAN (NBC TV, Austin)

12.15.2020
Target and Walmart Extended Store Hours to Offset Last-Minute Holiday Ecommerce Crunch
Business Insider

12.10.2020
Consumers Tap Contactless Payments for Holiday Shopping
CardNotPresent

12.3.2020
The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Caused a Surge in Demand for Contactless Payments, Accelerating the Shift From Cash to Digital Options
CNBC

11.27.2020
Electronic Payment, Cards Top Choice for Holiday Shoppers
Retail Customer Experience

11.25.2020
Consumers to Use Various Contactless Payments Options for Holiday Shopping
The Paypers

11.25.2020
TSG/ETA Holiday Survey Finds Credit/Debit Cards The Top Payment Choice This Holiday Season
Global Fintech Series

11.25.2020
81% Have Used a One-Click Payment Method and Other Digital Transactions News Briefs
Digital Transactions

11.25.2020
This Year, Black Friday Sales Matter
Payments NEXT

11.17.2020
With an Even Bigger Surge of Online Holiday Shopping Amid the Pandemic, Scams Could Also See a Boom
"Morning Insiders" (CBS TV, Chicago)

11.16.2020
Digital Dollar, Inclusion and the Stimulus Bill
American Banker

11.12.2020
Fintechs Optimistic About Biden Presidency Amid Increased Focus on Industry
The Fintech Times

11.10.2020
How SMBs Can Survive During 2020's Holiday Season
PaymentsJournal

10.11.2020
Inside the Antitrust Report, and the Future of Payments
Protocol Source Code (Podcast)

10.5.2020
Small Business Lenders Should Seek New Ways To Keep Capital Flowing
Forbes

10.4.2020
Jodie Kelley From Electronic Transactions Association Says COVID Provides Strong Impetus to Change How We Settle Payments
CrowdFund Insider

10.2.2020
Commentary: What Do Retail Payments Look Like in the "New Normal"
Chain Store Age

9.30.2020
What the Unbanked Need From the 2020 Election
Fortune

9.29.2020
Millennial Money: Try Touchless Payment to Avoid Dirty Money
Associated Press

9.24.2020
The Death of Cold Hard Cash
Advisors Magazine

9.14.2020
Manifesting Our Digital Commerce Destiny - Part 1
The Green Sheet

9.11.2020
COVID-19 and Its Effect on the Digital Economy
The Innovation-Medium

9.4.2020
How to Make a Debt-Free Switch to Cashless Payments
NerdWallet

8.13.2020
Everything You Need to Know About Contactless Payments
The Balance

8.12.2020
Indisputable: More Credit Card Disputes
PaymentsJournal

8.12.2020
Spike in Disputed Payments Causing Headaches for Card Industry
American Banker

7.15.2020
Retailers React to National Coin Shortage Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
RIS

7.12.2020
Coronavirus Minting a Mean Coin Shortage
The Journal Gazette

7.7.2020
How COVID-19 Is Accelerating the Shift to a Cashless Society
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

7.1.2020
How the Pandemic Has Hastened Small Merchants’ Conversion to Contactless and Online Channels
Digital Transactions

6.24.2020
Is COVID-19 the Tipping Point for Contactless Payments Adoption?
Total Retail

6.16.2020
Hey Congress, Electronic Payments Are a Big Thing
PaymentsJournal

6.12.2020
US Financial Services Committee Hearing Discussed the Creation of a 'Digital Dollar'
Bitcoin.com

6.12.2020
Modern Payment Tools Assisted in Delivering Billions in Stimulus Dollars
Global FinTech Series

6.8.2020
The Show Must Go Online
The Green Sheet

6.2.2020
As COVID-19 Spurs Cashless Purchases, Congress Mulls a Limit
Roll Call

5.29.2020
Chicago’s New Normal: Cashless, Contactless Transactions Might Become Our Default Post-COVID-19
Chicago Sun-Times

5.14.2020
In the Time of COVID-19, Risk and Underwriting Practices Must Adapt, Experts Say
Digital Transactions

5.13.2020
Payment Apps May Pose a Coronavirus Scam Threat, AARP Says
CNBC

5.13.2020
Get Ready for the ‘Global Reset’ in Payments Spurred by COVID-19
Digital Transactions

5.6.2020
BIGcast Podcast - Jodie Kelley
BIGcast

4.29.2020
COVID-19 Drives Contactless Payments; New Emphasis on Sanitation
Kiosk Marketplace

4.28.2020
COVID-19 Concerns Prompt New Interest in Cashless Payments
Roll Call

4.21.2020
Small Business Owners See Small Increase in Sales During Contactless COVID-19
Independent Retailer

4.21.2020
Paycheck Relief Loans Give FinTech a Chance to Showcase Strengths
Roll Call

4.20.2020
Contactless Payment Sees Surge
Food Institute

4.17.2020
Is the Coronavirus Killing Off Cash?
Politico

4.16.2020
SBA Runs Out of COVID-19 Relief Money; Lawmakers Fight Over Refunding
Kiosk Marketplace

4.16.2020
Contactless Payments Skyrocket Because No One Wants to Handle Cash
Bloomberg

4.10.2020
Some Small Businesses Are Seeing Higher Sales During Pandemic, ETA-Strawhecker Survey Finds
Digital Transactions

4.1.2020
Treasury Backs Off Requirement That Social Security Recipients, Others Take Extra Step to Get $1,200 Checks
USA Today

3.31.2020
There’s a Battle Brewing for $1,200 Government Relief Checks
Payments Source

3.30.2020
Square and Venmo Offer to Deliver Stimulus Payments
Finextra

3.27.2020
Venmo and Cash App Want to Deliver Government Stimulus Payments
CNN

3.25.2020
Digital Dollar and Digital Wallets Considered by House Democrats to Help Unbanked Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic
TWJ Journal

3.25.2020
Why the Current Climate Is Another Case for a Cashless Future
The Union Journal

3.24.2020
How COVID19 Has Changed the Digital Payment Market in 2020
Bloomberg Insights

3.23.2020
House Democrats Consider Digital Wallets for Crisis Payments
Bloomberg Law

3.20.2020
COVID-19 Pandemic Accelerates the Rise of Digital Payments
The Economist

3.18.2020
Coronavirus Outbreak Brings Attention to Digital Payments
Payment Facilitator

3.16.2020
Electronic Payments Look More Appealing as People Fear Cash Could Spread Coronavirus
CNBC

3.13.2020
The ETA Grows Its Role in Canada to Fill a Void Left by ACT Canada’s Decision to Dissolve
Digital Transactions

2.18.2020
Why Your Phone's Wallet Is Safer Than Your Real One
U.S. News and World Report

2.7.2020
Washington’s ‘Vitriolic’ Mood Isn’t Slowing the March of Major Regulation Affecting Payments
Digital Transactions

2.6.2020
Women in Payments: Q&A With Amy Zirkle
PCI

2.3.2020
Electronic Transactions Association Publishes Report on How Fintech is Helping the Underbanked
CrowdFund Insider

1.29.2020
Putting the SHIELD Act and CCPA Into Perspective
Security Systems News

1.23.2020
ETA Praises Progress in Trade Deal With China
CardNotPresent

2019

12.19.2019
How to Get a Job in the Payments Industry in 2020
Fairy God Boss

12.17.2019
Rules, Privacy Issues Loom for FinTech Industry in 2020
CQ Roll Call

12.13.2019
PayPal Sues CFPB, Saying Prepaid Rule Sows Confusion
Banking Dive

12.12.2019
The Hill's Top Lobbyists 2019
The Hill

12.11.2019
Payments Innovations Making Your Purchases More Secure in 2020 and Beyond
Bankrate

12.10.2019
Regulators Warn About Fraudsters Creating Synthetic Borrowers
CQ Roll Call

11.19.2019
Banks See Fed Payments Proposal Opening Door to FinTech Rivals
CQ Roll Call

11.15.2019
The Best Holiday Gift to Your Family? No New Debt
NerdWallet

11.4.2019
Are Chip Cards Truly Protecting You? Here's What Experts Say
Money

10.30.2019
How Integrated Payment Solutions Give Small Businesses Options
Small Business Trends

10.20.2019
Payments Are Changing Retail and Unattended Retail Can Benefit
Vending Times

10.3.2019
Are Americans Embracing Mobile Payments?
Pew

9.26.2019
Why Ottawa Needs to Step Up Efforts to Help Shield Small Businesses From Cyberattacks
The Hill Times

9.10.2019
A View From Washington: More Privacy Laws Inevitable
ngenuity

8.15.2019
Electronic Transactions Association Brings on Jodie Kelley as CEO
PYMNTS

8.15.2019
ETA Names CEO, Software Industry Association Executive Jodie Kelley
Payment Facilitator

8.15.2019
ETA Hires Software Industry Exec Jodie Kelley as New CEO
Payments Source

8.15.2019
Jodie L. Kelley to Lead the ETA
The Green Sheet

8.15.2019
ETA Picks Software Association Executive as Its Next CEO
Digital Transactions

7.2.2019
Consumer Groups Call for a Moratorium on Libra Until ‘Profound Questions’ Are Answered
Digital Transactions

7.1.2019
Mobile App Payments on Rise, But at a Slower Pace
CUToday

6.25.2019
Why Washington Mobilized So Quickly Against Facebook's Crypto Plans
American Banker

6.20.2019
Tariff Pressure Takes Aim at Payment Equipment Once Again
Digital Transactions

6.18.2019
Mobile Payments Up But Pace of Growth Slows
Roll Call

6.10.2019
ETA's TRANSACT: A Must for Serious Payments Professionals
The Green Sheet

6.10.2019
Learn More, Earn More With Training
The Green Sheet

6.6.2019
Industry Groups Advocate for Regulatory Collaboration on Consumer Communication Rules
ACA International

5.29.2019
Report to Congress Ponders a Future of Cryptocurrency Over Cash
Roll Call

5.21.2019
Interview at TRANSACT: Amy Zirkle, ETA
Mobile Marketing and Technology

5.20.2019
Cashless Tech Boosting Vending Machine Revenue, Study Finds
Credit Union Times

5.16.2019
Here's How Artificial Intelligence Impacts the Banking Industry
AZ Business Magazine

5.13.2019
Apple Announces Support for Apple Pay NFC Stickers, Partners With Bird Scooters and More
9to5Mac

5.13.2019
Maybe You'll Buy Coffee With Cryptocurrency After All
CNET

5.3.2019
TRANSACT Highlights Technology Innovators
The Green Sheet

5.3.2019
The Critical Role of Artificial Intelligence in Payments Tech
Business Intelligence

5.1.2019
The Impact of Distributed Ledger Technology in the Financial Services Domain
Enterprise Security

5.1.2019
Apple Pay's Next Phase Thinks Outside the App
Payments Source

4.19.2019
T-Mobile Dials Into Mobile Banking
Marketplace

4.18.2019
Payments’ NexTen at TRANSACT Identifies the Next Generation of Payments Innovators
Picante

4.11.2019
ETA Honours Paysafe's O.B. Rawls With Distinguished Payments Professional Award
Payment Expert

4.3.2019
Post-EMV: How to Stay Protected From Credit Card Fraud
Bank Rate

3.28.2019
Payments Firms Need to Keep Their Eyes on Regulators and the States, ETA Lobbyist Says
Digital Transactions

3.27.2019
Kudos to ETA's Forty Under 40
The Green Sheet

3.25.2019
Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) Helps Payments Industry Players Grow
Reward Expert

3.12.2019
ETA President-Elect Christine Lee, CEO of BillingTree, Selected as Member of Payments Source Most Influential Women in Payments 2019
Payments Source

2.26.2019
The Transformative Role of Software for Payments: Synergies, Opportunities and the Retail Experience
CIO Review

2.26.2019
BillingTree's New Boss Brings Digital Expertise to Health Care Payments
Payments Source

2.25.2019
US Spending Snapshot: Electronic Payments Doubled Year-Over-Year
Payments Cards & Mobile

2.21.2019
Electronic Transactions Association Names Interim Chief
Payments Source

2.20.2019
Electronic Payments Growth Picking Up Steam, Study Finds
Credit Union Times

2.20.2019
Consumers Charge Ahead With Card Spending
The Green Sheet

2.19.2019
Blending Offline and Online Commerce With Advanced Payments Tech
E-Commerce Times

2.19.2019
Treasury Official Doubts FinTech Needs Payment System Overhaul
Roll Call

2.7.2019
Electronic Transactions Association Offers Insight in Mobile Payments, Other Payment Technologies
Payment Week

2.6.2019
Mobile Payments: A Quicker and More Secure Way to Pay
Wex

1.30.2019
Contactless Payments Are Generating 'More Transactions' for Credit Card Companies
Yahoo Finance

1.24.2019
Oxman Will Leave the ETA to Head Up the Information Technology Industry Council
Digital Transactions

1.22.2019
NEAA All Grown Up
The Green Sheet

1.21.2019
Are FinTechs Better Off Taking the ILC Route to Banking?
American Banker

1.16.2019
Apple Pay Chief Jennifer Bailey to Deliver Keynote at TRANSACT Payments Forum
Apple Insider

1.14.2019
Fact Check Finance: Apple Pay Is Safer Than Using Plastic
BethKobliner.com

1.14.2019
FinTech Firms Want to Shake Up Banking, and That Worries the Fed
Reuters

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