debit

Debt is an obligation that requires one party, the debtor, to pay money or other agreed-upon value to another party, the creditor. Debt is a deferred payment, or series of payments, which differentiates it from an immediate purchase.

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Dubai Looks to End Reliance on Check-Based Rent Payments
Dubai Looks to End Reliance on Check-Based Rent Payments
February 03, 2023  |  Payment Methods

After dominating the Dubai rental landscape for years, checks may be on their way out. The Dubai Land Department (DLD) recently announced that it has...

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CE 100 Index Gains 5.3% as BNPL, Amex Lead the Charge  
CE 100 Index Gains 5.3% as BNPL, Amex Lead the Charge  
January 30, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Earnings season has taught us that the death of consumer spending has been greatly exaggerated.   Much depends on where you look, of course.   December’s latest...

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Banks’ Digital Wallet Battle Easier vs Apple Pay, Harder vs PayPal 
Banks’ Digital Wallet Battle Easier vs Apple Pay, Harder vs PayPal 
January 23, 2023  |  Payment Methods

The banks have two targets in the digital wallet battle — one, Apple Pay, may be easier to “beat.”   PayPal may prove to be a...

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Clik2pay Enables Shopify Online Merchants to Accept Debit Payments
Clik2pay Enables Shopify Online Merchants to Accept Debit Payments
January 17, 2023  |  Retail

Clik2pay now enables Shopify online merchants to accept payments directly from Canadian customers’ bank accounts. This direct-from-account payment option gives Canadian consumers the choice of...

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Bank of America’s Digital Sales up 22% as Mobile Users Surge
Bank of America’s Digital Sales up 22% as Mobile Users Surge
January 13, 2023  |  Earnings

For Bank of America, the great digital shift is very much in evidence. The company’s latest quarterly results showed that digital “sales” made through the...

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The Best Reading on Consumer Spending and Sentiment Will Come out Tomorrow
The Best Reading on Consumer Spending and Sentiment Will Come out Tomorrow
January 12, 2023  |  Banking

Starting tomorrow, Wall Street will focus on how banks view inflation, the stock market and bond trading. But as earnings kick off on Friday (Jan....

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Consumers’ Openness to Payment Options Drives Better Credit Scores
Consumers’ Openness to Payment Options Drives Better Credit Scores
December 05, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Consumers willing to try something new at checkout could boost their credit scores. This at a time when new findings in the report “New Payment Options:...

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Eat, Pay, Love — a Meditation on Holiday Spending
Eat, Pay, Love — a Meditation on Holiday Spending
December 03, 2022  |  Retail

It turns out that dining, shopping, and even paying for such delights is uplifting. As in scientifically, and numerically as the case may be for...

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52% of Consumers Used Stored Debit Credentials for Recent Online Purchases
52% of Consumers Used Stored Debit Credentials for Recent Online Purchases
December 02, 2022  |  Consumer Insights

Stored payment credentials are rapidly overtaking manual entry for eCommerce purchases. We see the trend clearly in data from a survey of over 2,100 U.S....

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