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

How Consumers Rate The State Of US Disbursements
How Consumers Rate The State Of US Disbursements
February 27, 2019  |  Disbursements

There might be one word that consumers would use to describe the state of disbursements in early 2019: mediocre. Millennial consumers probably wouldn’t be so...

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EU Mulls Ways To Speed Up Adoption Of TIPS
EU Mulls Ways To Speed Up Adoption Of TIPS
February 26, 2019  |  Faster Payments

The European Commission is looking at ways to get banks to use its TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) system, which is designed to enable people...

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Mastercard, Doconomy Launch Green Mobile Banking Service
Mastercard, Doconomy Launch Green Mobile Banking Service
February 25, 2019  |  Innovation

Doconomy and Mastercard announced Monday (Feb. 25) a joint collaboration to fight climate change by enabling DO, a free mobile banking service that enables users...

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Visa, Planeta Fast-Track Contactless Mass Transit Payments
Visa, Planeta Fast-Track Contactless Mass Transit Payments
February 25, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Visa and Planeta said on Monday (Feb. 25) that they have launched new technology that speeds contactless payments for mass transit and lowers the cost...

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NCR Expands Hospitality Reach With BEC Buy
NCR Expands Hospitality Reach With BEC Buy
February 24, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

NCR announced late last week the acquisition of BEC, a provider of hospitality point-of-sale (POS) technology based in Denver. In a press release, NCR said the acquisition complements...

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Venmo, Girl Scouts And Bitcoin: The Week In Unexpected Upsides
Venmo, Girl Scouts And Bitcoin: The Week In Unexpected Upsides
February 23, 2019  |  News

Usually when we talk about unintended consequences here at PYMNTS, we are talking about something that has gone terribly wrong, or at least failed to...

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Retailers In Some States May Be Forced To Accept Cash
Retailers In Some States May Be Forced To Accept Cash
February 21, 2019  |  Cash

With a move toward cashless societies growing around the world, new legislation in the U.S. could force retailers and restaurants in a number of states...

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Adyen Launches Direct-To-Merchant Payment Service
Adyen Launches Direct-To-Merchant Payment Service
February 20, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Adyen, the payments platform, announced Wednesday (Feb. 20) it has launched a new payment service that is powered by open banking. In a press release,...

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ACH Network Adds More Than 1B New Payments In 2018
ACH Network Adds More Than 1B New Payments In 2018
February 19, 2019  |  Digital Payments

NACHA, the steward of the ACH Network, announced Tuesday (Feb. 19) that last year was a milestone year for the ACH Network with payment volume climbing...

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