Category: AI

The Cashless Backlash: What New Cash Laws Mean for Merchants

Posted Nelda MaysLeave a commentPosted in AI, banking, Cannabis, Crypto, deregulation, ecommerce, Embedded Banking, Fraud Prevention, Legislation, Member Owned and Operated, Merchant Services, Payments, regulation, Sales, sales person, Surcharging, Uncategorized

A growing wave of state laws is telling merchants that “digital-first” and “cashless” aren’t the same thing. Walk into a bodega in Buffalo and try to pay for your sandwich with a $20 bill. A few years ago, plenty of stores, avoiding the headaches and hygiene of cash payment, might have pointed you toward the […]

AI is Transforming the Payments Industry (Again)

Posted Nelda MaysLeave a commentPosted in AI, banking, Cannabis, Crypto, deregulation, ecommerce, Embedded Banking, Fraud Prevention, Legislation, Member Owned and Operated, Merchant Services, Payments, regulation, Sales, sales person, Surcharging

A few years ago, artificial intelligence in the payments space was mostly a back-office story. Fraud models. Risk scores. A little automation in customer service. Useful for sure, but invisible to most merchants and cardholders. That’s no longer the case. In the past two years, AI has moved from a quiet efficiency tool to a […]