Payments is in a state of constant change, with decision points shifting as fast as each innovation, disruption and tweak in consumer behavior. Among the biggest debates is how to construct and operate the best card program possible – a decision that served as the...
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The infrastructure is in place for real-time payments. Peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions are setting the stage for wider acceptance of paying bills and conducting commerce 24/7. Craig Ramsey, head of real-time payments at ACI Worldwide, lays out how digital overlays and real-time rails will be ready...
When the history of the paper check is written someday, scholars will not note it was the best payments form, nor the fastest, cheapest or most beloved. Paper checks in the closing days of the 2010s are not only less than beloved, they are also...
One of the themes of the coming decade — we’ve sprung for a top-shelf crystal ball here at PYMNTS, so we can state such things — is getting more value from payments, and making them an even more central part of the overall consumer experience....
Recurring payments company GoCardless and subscription commerce company Recurly have teamed up to give businesses access to the “first global network designed for recurring payments,” according to a release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
FinTech provider Bottomline Technologies announced that it has added artificial intelligence- (AI) enabled chat inside its payment solutions for its Paymode-X and PTX customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
During the Middle Ages, payday was a yearly event wherein the local landlords and their peasant workers settled up for the previous year’s work and drew up terms for the next year. As industrialization displaced feudalism, pay cycles evolved to monthly. The modern era ushered...
It’s what WeChat and Alipay already are in China, and what LINE is in Japan. Rappi follows suit in Latin America. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...