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

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. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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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. Get the Full Story...

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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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Visa, Lloyds Pilot New Cash Scheme To Boost Access
Visa, Lloyds Pilot New Cash Scheme To Boost Access
February 19, 2019  |  Banking

Lloyds Banking Group, the U.K. bank, announced Tuesday (Feb. 19) a partnership with Visa in which the two have launched a new pilot scheme aimed...

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FinTech-As-A-Service Eyes Global Payments Simplification Makeover
FinTech-As-A-Service Eyes Global Payments Simplification Makeover
February 19, 2019  |  Payment Methods

To streamline FinTech, and to help consumers and businesses transact in the ways they desire, firms must move beyond the silo approach. FinTech still exists...

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Why North American Merchants Are Adopting Alipay In-Store (And Online)
Why North American Merchants Are Adopting Alipay In-Store (And Online)
February 18, 2019  |  Retail

To serve travelers from China who want to shop in-store and online, retailers thousands of miles away from Asia are accepting Alipay in brick-and-mortar stores...

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