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.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

PayPal Updates Its Refund Policy
PayPal Updates Its Refund Policy
April 08, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

On April 7, PayPal announced some changes to its user agreement. Currently, when someone sells goods or services, they are charged a flat transaction fee, as...

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BharatPe Notches $15.5M In Funding; Eika Group Teams With EedenBull
BharatPe Notches $15.5M In Funding; Eika Group Teams With EedenBull
April 05, 2019  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the $5 million Series A raise of Nigerian digital payments...

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Will Smartphone Makers Cozy Up To Cryptocurrencies?
Will Smartphone Makers Cozy Up To Cryptocurrencies?
April 05, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Better late than never? That could be the emerging story when it comes to smartphones and cryptocurrencies, given Samsung’s recent entry in this area of...

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The Next Big Cashless Play: Cannabis
The Next Big Cashless Play: Cannabis
April 05, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Blunt question for PYMNTS readers (pun intended): Have you been inside a pot shop lately? One of the legal operations that are springing up in...

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How Gig Work In The US Became A Career
How Gig Work In The US Became A Career
April 05, 2019  |  Gig Economy

With U.S. gig workers accounting for more than $1.4 trillion in income by the end of 2018, it’s safe to say the gig economy is...

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SWIFT Working Group To Create ISO 20022 Standard
SWIFT Working Group To Create ISO 20022 Standard
April 04, 2019  |  Digital Payments

SWIFT announced Thursday (April 4) that its working group of payments industry experts is creating a common end-to-end implementation to increase the move of cross-border...

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Voice Shopping: Walmart’s Newest Grocery Play
Voice Shopping: Walmart’s Newest Grocery Play
April 03, 2019  |  Retail

Retailers are turning to voice assistants to make it easier for customers to shop for groceries amid strong competition. Walmart, in one case, has rolled...

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Atlanta Stadium’s Cashless Move Shows Little Demand For Cash
Atlanta Stadium’s Cashless Move Shows Little Demand For Cash
April 03, 2019  |  Payment Methods

The move toward cashless has set in motion any number of initiatives, spanning any number of businesses where consumers shop, from retail (a la Amazon...

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Visa Gives Businesses New Way To Pay Gig Workers In Real Time
Visa Gives Businesses New Way To Pay Gig Workers In Real Time
April 02, 2019  |  Payment Methods

The gig economy is growing. The desire to get paid faster is also gaining traction — along with the companies satisfying that desire. To that end,...

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