Payment Methods

What is a payment method? Well there are many, debit, credit, ACH, blockchain, and cross border. There are also many other way to transact through the wires. Credit card, debit card, cheque, money transfers, and recurring cash or ACH (Automated Clearing House) disbursements are all electronic payments methods.

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Why 99% of Cross-Border Consumers Insist on Local Payment Methods
Why 99% of Cross-Border Consumers Insist on Local Payment Methods
June 06, 2025  |  Cross-border Payments

Despite the widespread adoption of digital technologies, merchants are finding that cross-border payment complexities continue to pose hurdles to capturing international sales opportunities. Get the...

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Mastercard-PayPal Pact Targets Payment Friction With Unified ID
Mastercard-PayPal Pact Targets Payment Friction With Unified ID
June 04, 2025  |  Partnerships

Mastercard and PayPal have partnered to co-develop features using Mastercard’s One Credential, a solution that enables consumers to use a single credential when shopping online or in-store. Get...

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GoodLeap Introduces Payments Product for Contractors
GoodLeap Introduces Payments Product for Contractors
June 03, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

GoodLeap has introduced a comprehensive payments product for contractors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Zilch Partners With Visa to Launch Physical Payments Card
Zilch Partners With Visa to Launch Physical Payments Card
June 02, 2025  |  Payment Methods

London-based Zilch, an ad-enabled payments technology company that provides virtual payment cards to one in seven U.K. working adults, is set to launch its first physical...

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Glossary Cuts Through Jargon About Account-to-Account Payments
Glossary Cuts Through Jargon About Account-to-Account Payments
June 02, 2025  |  Payment Methods

A burst of announcements, from Visa’s “buyer-protected” account-to-account (A2A) service in the U.K. to fresh funding for variable recurring payments, has pushed bank-to-bank transfers back...

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Fed, PYMNTS Reports Highlight How Financially Strained Consumers Use BNPL
Fed, PYMNTS Reports Highlight How Financially Strained Consumers Use BNPL
May 30, 2025  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Earlier this year, PYMNTS Intelligence detailed the ways in which pay later plans — and buy now, pay later (BNPL) offerings in particular — have...

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Customer Needs Remain North Star for Stablecoin Payment Innovation
Customer Needs Remain North Star for Stablecoin Payment Innovation
May 30, 2025  |  Payment Methods

Today’s consumers demand faster, cheaper and more transparent payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Stripe Calls Out ‘Giant Leap’ Into Stablecoins and AI
Stripe Calls Out ‘Giant Leap’ Into Stablecoins and AI
May 29, 2025  |  Payments As A Service

Stripe has launched what it calls a “major expansion” of its money movement capabilities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Making Stablecoins ‘Grandma-Friendly’
Making Stablecoins ‘Grandma-Friendly’
May 29, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Paying with crypto is a logistics problem, and that logistics problem creates a user experience bottleneck. Stablecoins want to solve that, but can they? Get...

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