PAYMENTS, FINTECH

5 Key Challenges in Payments Modernization

September 30, 2022

5 Key Challenges in Payments Modernization
The pandemic caused lasting changes in consumer behavior, and the financial industry must adapt to the rapidly-evolving market. Stay-at-home orders caused many to shift to digital transactions, and these new habits have dramatically accelerated the need for payments systems modernization at financial institutions of all sizes. Legacy financial systems are ill-equipped to handle the rising volume of payments. Cyber fraud concerns have also increased as fraudsters around the globe developed sophisticated new ways to exploit financial systems, at a time when many institutions are still facing staffing shortages. Combined, these factors have made modernization of payments systems a top priority. “The dialogue in the U.S. payments ecosystem has irreversibly shifted toward offering increased speed, more choices, and simpler ways of sending and receiving payments," according to a 2022 Federal Reserve report.

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