Payments
MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group recently collaborated on a white paper exploring AI as a tool entitled Winning With AI (you can download the paper HERE). Subtitled Pioneers Combine Strategy, Organizational Behavior, and Technology, the white paper is a nice encapsulation of their global survey. Conducted in Spring 2019, the survey attracted…
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Fraud attempts affected an estimated $25.1 billion held in deposit accounts, ABA’s survey found, with $22.3 billion protected per the Banking Exchange Prevention was the equivalent of $9 for every $10 in attempted fraud, per Dodd Frank Update Attempted check fraud spiked 43% in two years, per PYMNTS.com The American Bankers Association’s (ABA) 2020 Deposit…
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Is cash becoming an endangered species? And, if so, is that good? Mike Orcutt, an associate editor at MIT Technology Review, has written what he calls an elegy for cash at the MIT Technology Review site, and includes some points to ponder regarding whether the demise of cash could actually be a negative development, as…
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PaymentsJournal.com took a look at the world of corporate payments and listed nine things corporate treasurers can expect in 2020. This includes: a categorical rise of real-time banking (No. 1) explosive new records for the volume of payments managed by corporate treasurers (No. 3) a warning that fear of fraud and security breaches will increase…
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Imagine having a lingering cold and sore throat, and, after a quick visit to your primary care doctor for a throat swab and blood test, you get a bill for … $28,395.50 You read that correctly. Fortunately, the patient in question, Alexa Kasdan, was insured and it fell to the insurer to pay the bill…
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Real-time payments in the healthcare space, while catching on, are far from ubiquitous at this point. As reported by PYMNTS.com, barriers to real-time payment adoption remain, despite the benefits observed in other consumer-facing industries like insurance and financial services. The costs involved in implementing new services are among the top concerns for payment providers, of…
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And another year comes to a close! It’s been our pleasure to share observations, insights, and solutions from across the industry via the OrboNation Blog. As 2019 comes to end, we have much to be thankful for. Most importantly, however, we’re thankful for the clients and customers that are crucial to OrboGraph’s success. Looking back,…
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“Value-based care delivery” describes a healthcare system where payment is predicated on quality and health outcomes and not just services delivered. From a clinical and care delivery standpoint, health systems are moving toward value-based care delivery. However, as Forbes reports, from a business and financial standpoint, enabling technology is still catching up. Payment tied to…
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If you’ve seen the Leonardo DiCaprio movie Catch Me If You Can, then you know who Frank Abagnale is, and why he’s a good guy to listen to when it comes to protecting yourself from fraudsters – – he is (or was) the best, after all. Abagnale is using his powers for good these days,…
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Remember “cash, check, or credit card”? Ah, the simpler days of yore. As reported in PaymentsJournal.com, we are experiencing more payments choices at the consumer level than ever before. Indeed, their article starts out with a parade of options: “Swipe, dip, tap. Credit, charge, debit, prepaid, reloadable. Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, Starbucks, Dunkin’.…
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