Walmart-owned PhonePe, a digital payment provider, continues to reel in new customers in India, where it now has 250 million users. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
It would be difficult to pick a single reason why payments modernization is currently accelerating. But Domenico Scaffidi, head of market infrastructures for FinTech software maker Volante Technologies, told PYMNTS in a recent interview that better cloud technology, proven cost efficiencies and COVID-related lifestyle changes...
The ACH Network, the national clearinghouse for electronic funds transfers, saw a big jump in activity in the third quarter, even as government assistance payments trailed off. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Reetika Grewal, head of commercial digital banking for J.P. Morgan, talks to PYMNTS about the biggest change the banking giant has seen since the start of the pandemic: the digitization of payments. She shares how this led J. P. Morgan to focus on improving and...
Online grocers are increasingly allowing underprivileged consumers to use EBT payments (the modern equivalent of food stamps) at a time when the pandemic has made going to the store too risky for many shoppers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
The momentum spurred by the pandemic has accelerated the connected economy. Volante CEO and Founder Vijay Oddiraju told Karen Webster during the latest This Week In Payments conversation that while the pandemic has been bad news, it has also opened up the door to innovation....
Instacart has teamed with ALDI to debut EBT SNAP payments for same-day eCommerce supermarket delivery and pickup to bolster access to those services, according to a Thursday (Oct. 22) announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Grocery stores and other retailers looking to process SNAP EBT payments online just got another tech option as the pandemic reshapes shopping habits. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
“As COVID-19 reshapes the perceptions and needs of digital payments, one of the significant shifts for our team here at Blackhawk Network has been working to further intensify the growth and adoption of digital payments and gifting, including the expansion of mobile wallets with our...
