payment rails

A payment rail is a payment platform or a payment network that moves money from a payer to a payee. Either party could be a consumer or business, and both parties are able to move funds on the network. Credit card rails are the credit card payment system.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Embedding Payouts Into Payments Flows Key to Consumer’s Real Time Money Mobility Experience

Embedding Payouts Into Payments Flows Key to Consumer’s Real Time Money Mobility Experience
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