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...
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...
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...
Collaborating for Compliance: Building a Guide to the 2026 Nacha Rule Changes In the payments industry, change is a constant. Rules evolve to keep pace with fraud trends, technology, and customer expectations. For many financial institutions and payment providers, the challenge...
Same Day ACH Returns - Visualized Why Isn’t Everyone Using Same-Day ACH Returns? Same-Day returns offer significant benefits—so why aren't more financial institutions taking advantage of them? Every FI seems to have its own reasons, b...