Disbursements

Disbursement is a form of payment from a public or dedicated fund. Alternatively, it means a payment made on behalf of a client to a third party for which reimbursement is subsequently sought from the client.

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Bringing Direct Deposit To The Unbanked
February 06, 2018

Checks are still the standard way to pay unbanked workers, even though the experience is expensive and time-consuming for them. Adam Rust, managing director of WiseWage, offers his take on how employers with unbanked workers are using new digital payments methods to push payments to...

NEW REPORT: Pushing Payroll To The Unbanked
February 05, 2018

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Upgrading The Sharing Economy With Disbursement Tools
January 10, 2018

Once upon a time, Craigslist was the platform that ruled the comings and goings of the sharing economy. Today, the availability of disbursement tools allows new platforms to emerge by creating more opportunities for people to monetize their excess capacity — time or space. In...

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NEW REPORT: Disbursements Accelerate The Growth Of The Sharing Economy
January 09, 2018

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How Digital Vouchers Give Budget Airlines A First Class Upgrade
December 27, 2017

With all the #KillTheCheck talk here in Disbursements Tracker land, let’s consider the clunky cousins of the paper check — the physical voucher. Long a fixture of the airline industry, vouchers seem to also be slowly taxiing toward obsolescence in the digital age. Get the...

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With Disbursement Tech, Travel Vouchers Get First Class Upgrade
December 11, 2017

Whether consumers are traveling for business or pleasure, delays and cancellations can be a real trip-killer. To ease the pain, airlines are defeating the doldrums with digital disbursement solutions. In the latest PYMNTS Disbursements Tracker™, powered by Ingo Money, Keith Smith, president of voucher solutions...

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NEW REPORT: How Disbursements Save Airlines Money And Ease Travel Delay Pains
December 08, 2017

The last thing any traveler wants to deal with at the airport is a delayed or cancelled flight. And, to make matters worth, most stranded sojourners are compensated with vouchers, which can present a calamity of challenges and friction in unique ways. Get the Full...

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Helping Fitness Professionals Flex Their Payment Muscles
November 13, 2017

From push-ups to push payments, the growth of fitness management software is helping fitness professionals better manage their schedules and how they get paid. For the November Disbursements Tracker™, in collaboration with Ingo Money, PYMNTS chats with John Cline, founder and CEO of fitness software...

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TRENDING: How Fitness Pros Are Pushing Payments
November 10, 2017

For years, personal trainers have relied on old-school equipment like pen, paper and, yes, checks to stay organized, get paid and generally keep their professional lives fit. But just as fitness workers are helping clients shed their spare tires and find newfound flexibility, new disbursement...