Disbursements/page/2 news and trends

From Klarna to Nelly: CEO Says Process Innovation Can Scale Digital Health Across Europe

February 03, 2025
Mastercard Sees Growth in Tokenization and Commercial Payments
Earnings // January 30, 2025

Mastercard’s fourth-quarter earnings results showed that consumers still rely on their cards for everyday spending — and beyond the resilient consumer, tens of trillions of dollars in commercial payments beckon. A presentation released Thursday (Jan. 30) in tandem with the earnings report indicated that worldwide...

Credit Access Could Determine Small Business Success in 2025
SMBs // January 14, 2025

Conditions are improving for small businesses, at least with the uncertainty of the election behind them and a generally positive mindset about fundamentals ahead of them. However, access to credit, and in some cases the lack thereof, may determine whether these mainstays of the United...

TurboTax Debuts Early Refund Tool For Tax Season
Disbursements // January 08, 2025

TurboTax has introduced what it calls a first-of-its-kind tax refund offering. It’s part of a suite of new offerings the Intuit-owned tax filing service introduced Wednesday (Jan. 8), ahead of the 2024 tax season. “For millions of Americans, the tax refund, averaging over $3,000, represents...

74% of Students Lack Access to Tuition Payment Apps
Payment Methods // December 31, 2024

Higher education is vital for personal and professional growth but rising tuition costs make it harder for students to attend. While financial aid like scholarships and loans help, delays in disbursement can jeopardize enrollment. A PYMNTS Intelligence report, “Making the Grade: Promoting Faster Payments in...

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74% of Students Lack Access to Tuition Payment Apps

December 31, 2024
Higher education is vital for personal and professional growth but rising tuition costs make it harder for students to attend. While financial aid like scholarships and loans help, delays in disbursement can jeopardize enrollment. A PYMNTS Intelligence report, “Making the Grade: Promoting Faster Payments in Education,” a collaboration with Ingo Payments, examines how modernizing payment […]

Most Small Insurers Set 12-Month Plan to Implement Real-Time Payments

December 17, 2024
The insurance industry has faced challenges in implementing real-time payouts due to high costs and transparency issues, despite the potential benefits for insurers and customers, such as reduced delays and...

From Approval to Bank Account: Why Instant Disbursements Are Critical for Lenders

November 18, 2024
How many potential borrowers are lost to cumbersome loan processes and slow disbursements? Today’s consumers expect the speed and convenience they find in other digital services — but traditional loan...

New Data: Instant Payments for Enterprise: Ad Hoc Transactions Go Real-Time

October 29, 2024
Enterprises regularly make ad hoc payments to consumers and small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). In the last year, the share of accounts payable (AP) comprised of ad hoc payments has...

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TurboTax Debuts Early Refund Tool For Tax Season

January 08, 2025
TurboTax has introduced what it calls a first-of-its-kind tax refund offering. It’s part of a suite of new offerings the Intuit-owned tax filing service introduced Wednesday (Jan. 8), ahead of the 2024 tax season. “For millions of Americans, the tax refund, averaging over $3,000, represents the largest paycheck of the year,” TurboTax said in a […]

Visa, Episode Six and Secupay Partner to Deliver Government Disbursements

December 19, 2024
Payments infrastructure firm Episode Six (E6) has joined the Visa Ready for Government Disbursements program and teamed up with Secupay to deliver government disbursements in Germany. This partnership brings together...

Visa Direct to Enable Delivery of Money in US Within 1 Minute Starting in April

December 12, 2024
Visa will begin enabling faster delivery of money with Visa Direct, making funds transferred to U.S. bank accounts available within one minute. This capability will begin in April 2025, allowing...

Worldpay Debuts Near-Instant Refund Tool for UK Shoppers

November 27, 2024
Worldpay introduced what it called a “first-of-its-kind service” capable of delivering near-instant refunds. The refunds — the speed of which depends on the receiving financial institution — are designed to...