Insights

CSG Forte Insights is a collection of industry news and perspectives to help navigate the payments landscape.

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Unlocking the Future: How Cloud Payments Can Transform Governments

Remember the last time your finance team had to chase a missing payment across three different systems? That patchwork of mainframe screens, desktop terminals and bolt-on gateways once felt “good enough,” but it’s now a budget-draining anchor. Siloed accounting, recording and payments tools drive up transaction costs, lengthen close-out cycles and frustrate constituents who expect […]

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What Is a Bill Payment Platform, and How Does It Work?

Remember the last time you paid a streaming bill without even noticing? That friction-free moment is no accident; it’s the result of purpose-built bill payment platforms that move money quietly in the background. Today, more than one-third (34.6%) of United States consumers use automatic payment methods, and Baby Boomers use it 43% of the time […]

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Let Recurring Payments Increase Revenue Predictability

From streaming binges to gym memberships, today’s consumers expect their favorite services to “just work”—and that includes payments. Recurring payment processing is the quiet engine that makes that always-on convenience possible, delivering friction-free checkouts for customers while fueling reliable, repeat revenue for the businesses that serve them.   What Is Recurring Payment Processing? Recurring payments […]

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How Accepting Mobile Payments Improves the Payment Experience

Organizations that accept mobile payments deliver effortless customer experiences. If your customers are on the go, you can leverage the flexibility of mobile payments to create trust, increase customer loyalty and boost overall satisfaction.   What Are Mobile Credit Card Payments? Mobile credit card payments are transactions between customers and businesses in exchange for goods […]

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Why Patients Are Frustrated with Medical Bill Pay—and What Providers Can Do About It

When Lisa finally received her bill for an outpatient procedure, it showed up three weeks after her appointment—long after her HSA balance had been spent on unrelated expenses. The envelop contained an invoice with a dense wall of numbers, little context about what had or hadn’t been covered by insurance and a note that curtly […]

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What is Payment Reconciliation?

For businesses that process payments daily, keeping financial records accurate and up to date is important. If you want every amount received to match recorded transactions, you should conduct payment reconciliation. This process aligns your records with bank statements so you can track revenue, prevent fraud and maintain financial stability. With the right tools, you […]

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