Digital Payments

Digital Payments
As Bill Payments Go Digital, The Rental Industry Still Lags
August 16, 2018

More than 50 percent: That’s the amount of U.S. bills paid online. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

Digital Payments
Idaho Inmates Discover Glitch In JPay Credit System
July 30, 2018

More than 300 prison inmates in Idaho received a quarter million dollars in credits to their JPay accounts by allegedly exploiting a bug in the system. According to a report in the Associated Press citing officials, the credits happened when users placed items in their online shopping...

Digital Payments
Ant Financial Is Turning Chinese Banking On Its Head
July 30, 2018

Ant Financial Services, the Chinese payment affiliate of Alibaba, has created a massive FinTech company that is turning Chinese banking on its head as the sector contends with the disruptive nature of FinTechs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Digital Payments
Wordapp Uses Payments To Keep The Text Flowing
July 27, 2018

The digital economy doesn’t depend on just numbers and images. Words still matter. Companies need lively product descriptions and online ad copy, along with other textual content that serves to persuade consumers to part with their money. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Digital Payments
Zelle P2P Volume Grew To $28 Billion In Q2, Against Venmo’s $14 Billion
July 26, 2018

Venmo, the P2P service owned by PayPal, took in more than $14 billion in payments volume during the second quarter of 2018, a 78 percent year-over-year increase. Company officials also seemed pleased with their efforts to introduce more revenue-attracting services to Venmo — a positive sign...

Digital Payments
Paidy Tries To Simplify Mobile Payments — And Please Merchants While Doing So
July 26, 2018

A consumer can own multiple credit cards and live in a highly technological society and still want to pay via a method that can come pretty close to resembling cash. That is among the emerging lessons offered by Paidy, which in late 2014 launched Japan’s...

Digital Payments
Coles Selects Rambus’ Unified Payment Platform
July 24, 2018

Rambus, the digital security, semiconductor and IP products and services company, announced Tuesday (July 24) that Coles, the Australian retail group, has selected the Rambus Unified Payment Platform to securely power its Digital Payment Solutions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Digital Payments
SoftBank, Paytm To Launch Digital Payment Service In Japan
July 23, 2018

SoftBank of Japan is gearing up to announce the launch of a mobile digital payment service in the country by the end of this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Digital Payments
Will Merchants, Consumers Warm Up To SRC Payments?
July 20, 2018

As a species, human beings tend to like consistency. That desire extends to eCommerce, too — and it’s the motivation behind a new digital payments technology called Secure Remote Commerce (SRC), backed by industry heavyweights such as Mastercard, Visa and Worldpay. Get the Full Story Complete the...