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.

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Wearables Spark Contactless Payment Evolution Amid Ongoing Apple EU Antitrust Case
Wearables Spark Contactless Payment Evolution Amid Ongoing Apple EU Antitrust Case
March 21, 2024  |  Wearables

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Micropayment, Tink Partner on Pay-by-Bank in Europe
Micropayment, Tink Partner on Pay-by-Bank in Europe
March 20, 2024  |  Payment Methods

Berlin-based payment processor Micropayment is partnering with Tink, a payment services and data enrichment platform, to enable Europe-based merchants to offer pay-by-bank at checkout. Micropayments works with merchants...

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Embedded Solutions Spur Demand for Card-Based Installments
Embedded Solutions Spur Demand for Card-Based Installments
March 20, 2024  |  Payment Methods

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Australia Payments Plus Picks Swift to Battle Payments Fraud
Australia Payments Plus Picks Swift to Battle Payments Fraud
March 19, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Australian Payments Plus (AP+) has chosen Swift to assist in improving the country’s payment capabilities. Swift will build a service to reduce misdirect payments and boost...

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Biometrics Streamline Age-Sensitive Transactions as Privacy Concerns Persist
Biometrics Streamline Age-Sensitive Transactions as Privacy Concerns Persist
March 18, 2024  |  Biometrics

Biometric technologies have garnered increasing attention and adoption in recent years, transforming the authentication and digital identification landscape across various industries.  From fingerprint scans to facial recognition and iris...

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EU Regulation Forces Retailers to Rethink Loyalty Programs
EU Regulation Forces Retailers to Rethink Loyalty Programs
March 18, 2024  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Read anything about the recent March 7 enforcement date for the EU’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA) and you’ll inevitably see a focus on big tech companies,...

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The Apple Pay Threat Facing Banks
The Apple Pay Threat Facing Banks
March 18, 2024  |  Apple Pay

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BMO Taps Elavon to Add Payment Solutions for Business Clients
BMO Taps Elavon to Add Payment Solutions for Business Clients
March 15, 2024  |  Partnerships

Elavon, a global payment processor, has partnered with BMO, North America’s eighth-largest bank, to introduce a payment solutions platform for BMO’s U.S. clients.  The collaboration aims...

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Dogecoin Value Surges 15% After Elon Musk’s Remarks
Dogecoin Value Surges 15% After Elon Musk’s Remarks
March 15, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Elon Musk has once again stirred up the cryptocurrency market by suggesting that dogecoin (DOGE) should be accepted as a payment method for Tesla vehicles....

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