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.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Trust, Choice and Scalability Can Unlock Instant Payments Growth
Trust, Choice and Scalability Can Unlock Instant Payments Growth
December 21, 2023  |  Faster Payments

We have come a long way since the U.S. Mint issued the first dollar coins. And while the evolution of money didn’t happen in an...

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Plaid Says Consumers Ready for Real-Time Payments Change
Plaid Says Consumers Ready for Real-Time Payments Change
December 21, 2023  |  Faster Payments

Mollie Curran, payments lead at Plaid, said a sea change is ahead for instant payments and for widespread adoption across a range of use cases....

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Biometrics in 2023: Reshaping Authentication, Igniting Debates and Driving Innovation
Biometrics in 2023: Reshaping Authentication, Igniting Debates and Driving Innovation
December 20, 2023  |  Biometrics

In a digital landscape increasingly defined by the surge of online and mobile shopping, consumer demand for flexible, secure and convenient ways to authenticate transactions...

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BNPL Holiday ‘Hangover’ Worries May Prove to Be Tempest in Teapot
BNPL Holiday ‘Hangover’ Worries May Prove to Be Tempest in Teapot
December 20, 2023  |  BNPL

First comes the holiday spending. Then comes the holiday spending hangover — the credit crunch that leaves consumers scrambling to meet, if they can, the...

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Worldpay Helps UK Music Retailer HMV Expand Payments Choice
Worldpay Helps UK Music Retailer HMV Expand Payments Choice
December 20, 2023  |  Payment Methods

British music and entertainment retailer HMV has tapped Worldpay to help it expand in Europe. HMV will use Worldpay Omnichannel — a Worldpay and FreedomPay effort — to improve its omnichannel strategy across...

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Worldline Debuts Food Services Payment Suite
Worldline Debuts Food Services Payment Suite
December 20, 2023  |  ResTech

Worldline has introduced a new payment solution designed to embrace the restaurant industry’s digital transformation. The French payments firm’s Food Service Payments Suite is designed...

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PayPal: The Online Payments Friction Fighter That Became Friction
PayPal: The Online Payments Friction Fighter That Became Friction
December 18, 2023  |  Payment Methods

I have perfected the art of multitasking. Thanks to my mobile devices, the internet, apps and embedded payments, I can book airline tickets while waiting...

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Lack of Consumer Protections Seen as FedNow Headwind
Lack of Consumer Protections Seen as FedNow Headwind
December 18, 2023  |  Faster Payments

Andy McHale, senior director of product and market strategy at Spreedly, told PYMNTS that the future looks bright for faster payments here in the United...

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Real Estate Companies Explore B2B Cryptocurrency Payments
Real Estate Companies Explore B2B Cryptocurrency Payments
December 15, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

After a turbulent year for the cryptocurrency industry, the waters have calmed down as banks and investors have recovered their interest in it.  Cryptocurrency still...

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