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

Reports: HSBC Shuttering Cross-Border Payments App Zing
Reports: HSBC Shuttering Cross-Border Payments App Zing
January 23, 2025  |  Cross-border Payments

Just one year after its launch, HSBC’s cross-border payments mobile app is no more. A Yahoo Finance report on Thursday (Jan. 23) quoted a spokesperson...

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Dutch Government Wants to Halt BNPL Rollout in Brick-and-Mortar Stores
Dutch Government Wants to Halt BNPL Rollout in Brick-and-Mortar Stores
January 22, 2025  |  BNPL

The Dutch government reportedly wants to stop the rollout of buy now, pay later (BNPL) in the country’s brick-and-mortar retail stores. Finance Minister Eelco Heinen said...

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Paytm CEO Expects Digital Bank Recovery Following Regulatory Suspension
Paytm CEO Expects Digital Bank Recovery Following Regulatory Suspension
January 21, 2025  |  Digital-First Banking

The founder of Paytm expects the company’s banking unit to spring back to life. Last year, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) all but shuttered...

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This Week in Web3 Was All About Stablecoins
This Week in Web3 Was All About Stablecoins
January 15, 2025  |  Blockchain

Fresh innovations are taking shape across the cryptocurrency and blockchain landscape. From stablecoins gaining traction as mainstream payment mechanisms to increasing regulatory scrutiny and advancements...

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Atlanta Fed: Stablecoins ‘Moving Into the Mainstream’
Atlanta Fed: Stablecoins ‘Moving Into the Mainstream’
January 15, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

The “foundation is forming” for stablecoins to become a universal payment method, Chris Colson, payments expert at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, wrote in...

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CFPB Data Confirms BNPL’s Positive Impact on Credit-Constrained Consumers
CFPB Data Confirms BNPL’s Positive Impact on Credit-Constrained Consumers
January 14, 2025  |  BNPL

The appeal of stretching out one’s cash flow — making payments over time rather than all at once, and pressuring bank accounts or boosting interest-bearing...

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The State of the Stablecoin as a Payment Mechanism
The State of the Stablecoin as a Payment Mechanism
January 14, 2025  |  Blockchain

For years, crypto has had its adherents and investors. But it was never truly taken seriously by the traditional financial sector and its composite institutions,...

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Stripe Enables Merchants to Instantly Offer Klarna Payment Options
Stripe Enables Merchants to Instantly Offer Klarna Payment Options
January 14, 2025  |  Payment Methods

Businesses in 25 countries that use Stripe’s financial infrastructure platform can now instantly offer Klarna’s payment options to their customers. This capability was enabled by...

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Digitizing the B2B Payments Landscape Starts With … Sales?
Digitizing the B2B Payments Landscape Starts With … Sales?
January 14, 2025  |  B2B Payments

The digitization of the B2B landscape is looking like an increasingly inevitable one. But in the near-term, the success of operational modernizations, including key B2B...

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