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

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. Get the Full...

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Dollar General, Western Union Team Up To Expand Access To Money Transfers
Dollar General, Western Union Team Up To Expand Access To Money Transfers
April 02, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Dollar General and Western Union announced Tuesday (April 2) that customers can complete Western Union money transfers at more than 15,400 locations in the 44...

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Cards On File Cut eCommerce Friction
Cards On File Cut eCommerce Friction
April 02, 2019  |  Today In Data

Storing a card on file is an integral part of the shopping experience for many consumers, as eCommerce continues to explode across the retail landscape....

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Report: Richest People In America Have Record-Level Cash Stashes
Report: Richest People In America Have Record-Level Cash Stashes
April 01, 2019  |  Payment Methods

The wealthiest households in America are stashing cash at record levels, according to a report by Bloomberg. The top 1 percent have more cash at...

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