P2p Payments 2 news and trends

Early Warning: Zelle Transaction Volume Rose 27% in First Half
Payment Methods // October 17, 2024

The Zelle person-to-person (P2P) payments network continued growing in the first half of the year. The number of transactions sent via the network increased 27% year-over-year to reach 1.7 billion, while the value of those transactions rose 28% to $481 billion, the network operator of...

Venmo Prepares to Roll Out Scheduled and Repeat Payments Feature
Payment Methods // October 02, 2024

Venmo is reportedly giving users an easier way to make repeat or scheduled payments. The new feature would let customers schedule payments — or requests — on a one-time, weekly, monthly or bi-monthly basis, The Verge reported Wednesday (Oct. 2). The peer-to-peer (P2P) payments company tells the news...

Trinidad and Tobago Partners With UPI Developer NPCI to Develop Digital Payment Platform
Digital Payments // September 27, 2024

Trinidad and Tobago is working with a subsidiary of NPCI, the developer of India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), to implement a similar solution in the Caribbean nation. NPCI International Payments Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of NPCI that’s devoted to the deployment of UPI outside of India,...

FIS and Neural Payments Partner on P2P Payment Service
Partnerships // August 15, 2024

FIS and Neural Payments have partnered to help banks offer peer-to-peer (P2P) payment capabilities to their customers. This collaboration will make Neural Payments’ P2P payment solution available via FIS’ NYCE debit rails, enabling more financial institutions to access it, the companies said in a Thursday...

Interviews & Exclusives
More Than Half of US Consumers Use P2P Apps to Send Money

August 02, 2024
Consumers are turning to peer-to-peer (P2P) apps like Venmo and Zelle for quick and easy money transfers. But while these services have become ubiquitous, concerns about fraud are casting a shadow over their growth. A recent PYMNTS Intelligence report, “P2P Payment Potential: Promoting Convenience While Protecting Consumers,” in collaboration with The Clearing House, illuminates the […]

5 Big Ideas: Making the Case for Instant Payments

June 19, 2024
In recent years, instant, P2P payments have seen a surge in adoption, emerging as a popular method for consumers to receive funds and make personal transactions and purchases. At the...

Less Than Half of FinTech Banks Let Consumers Make P2P Payments

May 10, 2024
FinTechs must make money mobility a top priority if they want to woo consumers away from traditional banks. While PYMNTS Intelligence’s data confirms FinTechs have made progress in meeting consumer...

Brazilian Shoppers Surpass US, UK Counterparts in P2P Payments

April 24, 2024
Despite outsized growth in Click-and-Mortar™ shopping opportunities in Brazil during the last three years, retailers there still don’t offer 39% of the digital features consumers want.  This is just one...

Quick Reads
Zelle Reportedly Steering Users to Banking Apps

October 31, 2024
Zelle reportedly wants users to use its platform via banking apps instead of its own. An executive for the peer-to-peer payments provider told Reuters on Thursday (Oct. 31) that while more than 2,200 banks and credit unions are part of its network, just 2% of Zelle transactions happen on its mobile app. With that in […]

Early Warning: Zelle Transaction Volume Rose 27% in First Half

October 17, 2024
The Zelle person-to-person (P2P) payments network continued growing in the first half of the year. The number of transactions sent via the network increased 27% year-over-year to reach 1.7 billion,...

Venmo Prepares to Roll Out Scheduled and Repeat Payments Feature

October 02, 2024
Venmo is reportedly giving users an easier way to make repeat or scheduled payments. The new feature would let customers schedule payments — or requests — on a one-time, weekly, monthly...

Trinidad and Tobago Partners With UPI Developer NPCI to Develop Digital Payment Platform

September 27, 2024
Trinidad and Tobago is working with a subsidiary of NPCI, the developer of India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), to implement a similar solution in the Caribbean nation. NPCI International Payments Ltd., a...