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...
Stellar Development Foundation is integrating Mastercard’s Crypto Credential solution into its blockchain network. The credential, which helps verify interactions among consumers and businesses using blockchain networks, will be added to the Stellar ecosystem as the exclusive credentialing solution “to enable a range of secure, compliant...
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...
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...
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 […]
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...
December 18, 2023
Account-to-account (A2A) payments do just what the name implies: transfer funds between bank accounts in near real time. These payments have gained traction in recent years — used by 36%...
March 28, 2023
With paper check fraud reportedly doubling in 2022, the need for digital disbursement options has never been more urgent — or more desired by consumers, many of whom in key demographic groups...
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 […]
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,...
October 15, 2024
Stellar Development Foundation is integrating Mastercard’s Crypto Credential solution into its blockchain network. The credential, which helps verify interactions among consumers and businesses using blockchain networks, will be added to...
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...
