alternative payments

The most common alternative payment methods are debit cards, charge cards, prepaid cards, direct debit, bank transfers, digital wallets, phone and mobile payments, checks, money orders and cash payments.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

How POS Financing Can Make The Friendly Skies Much Friendlier
How POS Financing Can Make The Friendly Skies Much Friendlier
March 06, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

The family vacation to Disney World. The trip to a best friend’s destination wedding. The retired couple’s once-in-a-lifetime bucket list getaway. There are all kinds...

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New Paths And Pressures For Payments
New Paths And Pressures For Payments
February 08, 2019  |  Today In Data

The payments landscape in Europe is set to change later this year, with PSD2 joining GDPR in a kind of early 21st-century digital balancing act....

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Why Airlines Need To Get Their Wheels Up On Alt Payments
Why Airlines Need To Get Their Wheels Up On Alt Payments
February 07, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Time is up. That — according to CEO Kristian Gjerding of CellPoint Mobile and CEO Ralph Kaiser of Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP) — is the reality that airlines...

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Alternative Payments Gain Global Traction, But Cash Remains Tough Foe
Alternative Payments Gain Global Traction, But Cash Remains Tough Foe
January 07, 2019  |  Payment Methods

The recent announcement that China’s UnionPay and Huawei are teaming up to bring Huawei Pay to Russia stands as the latest example that alternative payments...

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2018: The Year Of Evolution In Payments’ Revolution
2018: The Year Of Evolution In Payments’ Revolution
December 20, 2018  |  Commentary

In life, change is the only constant, so why should it be different for payments? From cash to digital, from plastic cards to mobile wallets,...

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PODCAST: Why Merchants Should Go ‘Auth Shopping’
PODCAST: Why Merchants Should Go ‘Auth Shopping’
November 12, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

Decline rates are on the rise, reaching 30 percent of CNP transactions, depending on where one looks. Bruce Parker, CEO of ModoPayments, said that’s a...

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UATP CEO Sees Alternative Payments Taking Flight With Airlines
UATP CEO Sees Alternative Payments Taking Flight With Airlines
October 22, 2018  |  Travel Payments

Booking flights is no longer just about charging it to the card — that is, corporate or individual credit cards. Technology has made it possible...

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Why Alt Payments Give Airlines And OTAs A Boost
Why Alt Payments Give Airlines And OTAs A Boost
September 12, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP) is the oldest payments network in the world, 83 years and counting. However, unless one happens to work in a...

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Why Bitcoin May Not Be Ready For Commerce (Or Starbucks)
Why Bitcoin May Not Be Ready For Commerce (Or Starbucks)
August 08, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Starbucks brewed up a swirl of cryptocurrency intrigue last week. The coffee chain said it is among the companies that will work with Intercontinental Exchange’s planned digital...

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