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

Alipay Says In-Store Drove Strong YoY Growth During Golden Week
Alipay Says In-Store Drove Strong YoY Growth During Golden Week
October 11, 2017  |  Digital Payments

China’s Golden Week appeared to be good for Alipay, the digital payment unit of Alibaba, which saw a big uptick of in-store transactions outside China...

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Today In Data: Cryptocurrencies And Subscription Payments
Today In Data: Cryptocurrencies And Subscription Payments
October 10, 2017  |  Today In Data

Platform payments currently make up one of the fastest-changing spaces in the payments world, progress that has been largely led by bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies....

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Bank Of England Says Cash Still Reigns Supreme In UK
Bank Of England Says Cash Still Reigns Supreme In UK
October 06, 2017  |  Cash

Digital payments and cryptocurrencies like bitcoin may be getting all the attention, but that doesn’t mean cash doesn’t still reign supreme. At least, that’s the...

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NACHA Picks Five APIs To Improve Payments
NACHA Picks Five APIs To Improve Payments
October 06, 2017  |  API

The Electronic Payments Association and the Payments Innovation Alliance announced Wednesday (Oct. 5) that it released a Meeting Summary Report and Overview Document from the...

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FitPay And NXT-ID Forge Ahead On Wearable, IoT Payments
FitPay And NXT-ID Forge Ahead On Wearable, IoT Payments
October 05, 2017  |  Startup Check-In

Paying with your smartphone is OK, but having the option to pay with any device you want — phone, smartwatch, fitness tracker, key fob — all while...

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Mastercard And PayPal Expand Global Partnership
Mastercard And PayPal Expand Global Partnership
October 05, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Mastercard and PayPal announced Thursday (Oct. 5) an expansion of its partnership to include Canada, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Africa....

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Adyen Powers Alipay At The POS
Adyen Powers Alipay At The POS
October 04, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Adyen, the omnichannel payments platform based in Amsterdam, announced news on Tuesday (Oct. 3) that it is expanding its partnership with Alipay, the mobile payment...

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Amazon Has Paris On Its Mind, Looks To Open Physical Stores
Amazon Has Paris On Its Mind, Looks To Open Physical Stores
October 04, 2017  |  Amazon

Fresh off its acquisition of Whole Foods Market, Amazon is eyeing further retail expansion — this time in Paris, France. According to a news report published...

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Today In Data: #KilltheCheck
Today In Data: #KilltheCheck
October 03, 2017  |  Today In Data

Though paper checks are clunky, unpopular and outdated, they still dominate the American economy in terms of payment methods, with more than $22 trillion in checks...

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