payment week

The world of ACH payments is about to face a seismic shift with the recent approval of Same Day ACH. Link: Same-Day ACH Payments Move Closer to Reality

Samsung is among several technology companies working towards expansion into mobile payment platforms, and the company’s upcoming smartwatches may get NFC to enable payments. Link: Samsung Smartwatch May Include Mobile Payments Function

In a move to court financial institutions and enterprise players, alternative payment network, Dwolla, is dropping transaction fees for all users. One of the payment network’s main selling points was its extremely competitive structure for transaction fees. Link: Dwolla Now Offering No-Fee Transactions for All Users

While NFC-based mobile payments have been in place for some time, the willingness of the user base to pay by phone has been somewhat less than enthusiastic. Link: Over One in Three UK Smartphone Owners Ready for NFC Mobile Payments