Payment Methods

What is a payment method? Well there are many, debit, credit, ACH, blockchain, and cross border. There are also many other way to transact through the wires. Credit card, debit card, cheque, money transfers, and recurring cash or ACH (Automated Clearing House) disbursements are all electronic payments methods.

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