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New Data: Instant Payments for Enterprise: Ad Hoc Transactions Go Real-Time

October 29, 2024
Instant payments are increasingly used for sending ad hoc payments. Ninety-two percent of enterprise senders say instant is ad hoc's future.
Trending: Intensity of Financial Scams Builds Pressure on Banks to Regain Consumer Trust
Security & Fraud // October 29, 2024

The flood waters have yet to recede. In Florida, the devastation is not fully accounted for, and the costs are not fully tallied. All of that will take time. However, the fraudsters are already on the case because they seize on any opportunity to find...

B4B Payments US and Discover Partner on Virtual Corporate Cards
Partnerships // October 25, 2024

B4B Payments US will use the capabilities of the Discover Digital Exchange (DDX) to bring additional customizable domain restriction controls to its virtual corporate card offerings and payout solutions. The new features are part of a new collaboration between B4B Payments US, a subsidiary of...

Paymentus Debuts Instant Insurance Claim Disbursement Accelerator
Insurance // October 15, 2024

Paymentus has introduced a tool to help insurers offer instant digital disbursements. The Paymentus Disbursements Accelerator, announced Tuesday (Oct. 15), has been added to the Guidewire ClaimCenter, and is designed to help insurers rapidly weave instant digital disbursement capabilities into their claims management processes. “For more than a...

JPMorgan: State and Local Governments Confront Obstacles to Digital Disbursements
Digital Payments // October 15, 2024

From the state taxing authorities to the state administrators who disburse federal funds to the local utility companies, state and local governments distribute trillions of disbursements every year to their citizens. But paper checks still abound, and the overwhelming majority of those citizens rate their...

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New Data: Instant Payments for Enterprise: Ad Hoc Transactions Go Real-Time

October 29, 2024
Enterprises regularly make ad hoc payments to consumers and small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). In the last year, the share of accounts payable (AP) comprised of ad hoc payments has grown substantially. This suggests that companies are shifting to business models where they do not onboard recurring payees. The use of instant payment methods to […]

Trending: Intensity of Financial Scams Builds Pressure on Banks to Regain Consumer Trust

October 29, 2024
The flood waters have yet to recede. In Florida, the devastation is not fully accounted for, and the costs are not fully tallied. All of that will take time. However,...

74% of Travelers View Digital Wallets as Essential Gear for Vacations

September 23, 2024
The travel and hospitality sectors have long been anchored in traditional payment methods, like cash and credit cards. As consumers and employees voice their frustrations with outdated systems, adopting real-time...

One Inc CEO Says Insurance Market Is Ripe for Embedded Payments

August 05, 2024
In the connected economy, there are simple business models (think subscriptions), complex business models (think platforms like Uber), and then there’s insurance. The insurance sector is so large and complicated...

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B4B Payments US and Discover Partner on Virtual Corporate Cards

October 25, 2024
B4B Payments US will use the capabilities of the Discover Digital Exchange (DDX) to bring additional customizable domain restriction controls to its virtual corporate card offerings and payout solutions. The new features are part of a new collaboration between B4B Payments US, a subsidiary of the Banking Circle Group, and Discover Global Network, B4B Payments […]

Paymentus Debuts Instant Insurance Claim Disbursement Accelerator

October 15, 2024
Paymentus has introduced a tool to help insurers offer instant digital disbursements. The Paymentus Disbursements Accelerator, announced Tuesday (Oct. 15), has been added to the Guidewire ClaimCenter, and is designed to help insurers...

DailyPay to Expand Earned Wage Access Services to UK

September 23, 2024
DailyPay will expand its earned wage access (EWA) services to the United Kingdom this fall. The solution, which will mark the company’s first expansion outside the United States, will initially...

Visa and Crown Agents Bank Launch ‘Last-Mile’ Payments Partnership

August 29, 2024
Visa and Crown Agents Bank (CAB) are targeting the “last mile” of the payments process. The two firms were already working together, with Visa relying on CAB to provide foreign...