Payments Innovations news and trends

Can One-Stop Solutions Ease Execs’ Bill Payments Pain?
Consumer Payments // December 19, 2022

Recurring inefficiencies that impact both individual bill-payers and companies’ billing and collections teams are weighing heavily on billing executives’ sentiment. PYMNTS’ research finds that 30% of billing and collections executives are only somewhat satisfied with their organizations’ current bill payments ecosystem, and 68% expect their...

Branch Nets Over $540M In Series B Funding
Investments // August 17, 2021

Business payment acceleration firm Branch announced Tuesday (August 17) it raised more than $540 million in Series B fundraising, money that will be used to help the company build up its flexible workforce payment platform. Addition led the $48 million Series B funding round and...

MasterCard Courts European Start-Ups With Newly Announced Start Path
Company Spotlight // May 06, 2014

In recognition that the future of commerce rests not only with current players- issuers, aquifers and merchants- but also with start-ups developing the next generation of solutions, MasterCard announced earlier today the launch of MasterCard Start Path, an accelerator program dedicated to helping European start-ups...

The 2014 Mobile Commerce Agenda
Alternative Finances // March 10, 2014

Miss out on the major announcements from this year’s Mobile World Congress in Spain? Don’t worry, our slideshow (which you can find below) covers the big payments-related deals that came out of Barcelona over the past few days. These include announcements from: – MasterCard –...

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Can One-Stop Solutions Ease Execs’ Bill Payments Pain?

December 19, 2022
Recurring inefficiencies that impact both individual bill-payers and companies’ billing and collections teams are weighing heavily on billing executives’ sentiment. PYMNTS’ research finds that 30% of billing and collections executives are only somewhat satisfied with their organizations’ current bill payments ecosystem, and 68% expect their firms to incorporate innovations such as one-stop-shop solutions within the […]

Quick Reads
Payroc Launches Cloud-Based Payment Solution for Independent Software Vendors

January 16, 2024
Payroc has introduced a PayByCloud solution aimed at simplifying omnichannel payment integrations for independent software vendors (ISVs). This cloud-based solution eliminates the need for ISVs to invest heavily in payments integration, streamlining the process and reducing time and effort, the payments company said in a Tuesday (Jan. 16) press release. “PayByCloud marks the pinnacle of integrated payments, […]

Branch Nets Over $540M In Series B Funding

August 17, 2021
Business payment acceleration firm Branch announced Tuesday (August 17) it raised more than $540 million in Series B fundraising, money that will be used to help the company build up...