2025 Year in Review from a Nacha Rule Making Standpoint I just can't or don't want to believe we are coming up on the end of 2025. This has been a very turbulent year for the world in many ways, and it has been no different in the world of payments. We had...
Monex USA and NEACH Payments Group Announce Referring Partnership on Global B2B Payments WASHINGTON, DC - December 16, 2025 –NEACH Payments Group is pleased to announce its recent partnership with Monex USA, a trusted and leading provider of corporate FX, currency risk hedging services, a...
How Financial Institutions Can Safely Explore Fintech Partnerships — Join NPG’s Q4 Townhall The fintech landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace, offering community banks and credit unions unprecedented opportunities to expand services, enhance customer experiences, and generate meaning...
Independent Testing Is Now a Make-or-Break Exam Factor: What OCC’s New Bulletins Mean for You Yesterday, the OCC issued two important bulletins—OCC Bulletin 2025-37 and OCC Bulletin 2025-38. What both have in common is clear: regulators expect community banks to rely on high-quality, knowledge...
Is This the Turning Point for Consumer Card Use? Is This the Turning Point for Consumer Card Use? Why the Visa/Mastercard Settlement Could Accelerate the Shift to Pay-by-Bank—and Even Digital Currency A 20-year legal battle between merchants and the...
Bitcoin Takedown: DOJ Seizes $15 Billion from Global “Pig Butchering” Scam DOJ Seizes $15 Billion in Bitcoin from Global “Pig Butchering” Scam U.S. authorities dismantle a massive crypto-fraud and human trafficking network operating out of Southeast Asia. Summary The U.S. De...
Understanding Nacha’s New IAT Definition: What It Means for AML and OFAC Compliance Understanding Nacha’s New IAT Definition: What It Means for AML and OFAC Compliance Have you been hearing the buzz about Nacha’s new definition for International ACH Transactions (IATs)? If you haven’...
IAT Redefined: What Nacha’s Latest Rules Mean for Your Institution Nacha has advanced a series of rule amendments aimed at tightening clarity, improving compliance, streamlining cross-border flows, and strengthening the network’s ability to deal with risk. Below is a...
Charting the Future of Community Banking: Reflections from the CBWV CEO & Directors Conference I had the opportunity to attend the 2025 Community Bankers of West Virginia (CBWV) CEO & Directors Conference at Stonewall Resort. This gathering brought together community bank leaders, directors, an...
Reflections from MoneyLIVE North America 2025: Innovation, Collaboration, and the Next Chapter of Payments Reflections from MoneyLIVE North America 2025: Innovation, Collaboration, and the Next Chapter of Payments This year’s MoneyLIVE North America brought together leaders across banking, fintech, and pay...
Strengthening Compliance and Collaboration: A Look Back at NEACH Payments Group’s Q2 Town Hall At NEACH Payments Group’s second quarter Client Town Hall, compliance professionals, advisors, and financial leaders gathered with a shared purpose: to strengthen their programs, exchange insights, an...
Community Banking is Far From Dead: Reflections from the PACB Annual Convention Community Banking is Far From Dead: Reflections from the PACB Annual Convention Community banking is alive, vibrant, and more essential than ever. That was the clear message that came through during t...