On the face of it, the lure of real-time payments might seem like an inevitability. The concept is gaining traction and deployment across any number of avenues and several countries. In a recent example, in the U.S., a number of leading tech companies have become vocal in...
Here’s a 2019 prediction that we guarantee will come true: There will be no human being or business adamantly hoping to be paid slower in 2019 than they were in 2018. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
The agency that handles the federal workforce suggested that furloughed workers affected financially by the government shutdown could offer to pay only some portions of bills and suggested contacting lawyers to deal with creditors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
The “Twelve Days of Christmas” is a holiday classic, though some of us at PYMNTS still don’t understand why anyone would want to take a partridge away from what seems like a pleasant existence in a pear tree. But in hopes of hopping on the...
Non-cash payment activity, as measured in the United States, gained ground in 2017 year over year, according to the Federal Reserve’s triennial payments press release on Thursday (Dec. 20). Among the numbers was the fact that the number of card payments were up 10.1 percent....
With the launch of Ingo Money QuickConnect last week, the company capped off a year that CEO Drew Edwards told Karen Webster could best be characterized as the “Great Awakening” of push payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Shieldpay, the London payments startup, announced Monday (Dec. 17) a new partnership with Visa in which the two will enable secure card payments across peer-to-peer networks and classified ad sites. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
In Canada, credit cards hold sway, the preferred method of payment across any number of settings. Here’s why paying with credit has been a long-term trend that looks set to continue, according to John Dale Hester, senior vice president of relationship management at TSYS, and...
Urban Eatz in Richardson, Texas, has become the first NCR customer to use JetPay payment processing through its point-of-sale (POS) software. Back in October, NCR announced that it was acquiring Pennsylvania-based JetPay, “a provider of end-to-end payment processing and human capital management solutions.” Get the Full...
