Payments Innovation news and trends

Real-Time Payments Help Cure Small Business Healthcare Provider Finances
Real-Time Payments // April 25, 2024

Small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) in the healthcare provider segment now use real-time payments more widely than other payment rails. PYMNTS Intelligence finds that in the last year, 83% of businesses surveyed either sent or received real-time payments and 57% used real-time rails in both...

Digital Vehicle Wallets Shift Connected Car Payments Into Overdrive
artificial intelligence // April 25, 2024

The golden rule for payments is to put yourself in the end users’ place.  That’s because in payments, as in life and business, innovation is the key to unlocking new realms of convenience and efficiency — and innovation can only scale if it gives end...

Corporates Shift Mindset Back to Growth
Payments Innovation // April 25, 2024

Inflation, inflation and inflation. The drum beat has defined the past year in the financial services business and reached a crescendo in the first quarter. But, according to payments orchestration solution provider Spreedly, which sees $50 billion in gross transaction volumes on its platform, a successful payments strategy can meet consumers where they are, as companies...

Square Expands Offline Payments to Entire Hardware Lineup
Payments Innovation // April 23, 2024

Square has expanded the availability of offline payments to every hardware device, in every country. The company has offered this no-connection-required solution for 10 years on some of its devices, expanding it to a growing number of units over that time, and now offers it across the entire...

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Real-Time Payments Help Cure Small Business Healthcare Provider Finances

April 25, 2024
Small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) in the healthcare provider segment now use real-time payments more widely than other payment rails. PYMNTS Intelligence finds that in the last year, 83% of businesses surveyed either sent or received real-time payments and 57% used real-time rails in both directions. Moreover, 38% of healthcare provider SMBs identify a real-time […]

Digital Vehicle Wallets Shift Connected Car Payments Into Overdrive

April 25, 2024
The golden rule for payments is to put yourself in the end users’ place.  That’s because in payments, as in life and business, innovation is the key to unlocking new...

High Costs Hobble Small Businesses’ Adoption of Instant Payments

April 18, 2024
Nonrecurring or ad hoc payments remain a significant part of the monthly revenues of small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs). One way that SMBs streamline the accounts receivable (AR) process is...

Visa Acceptance Enhancements Connect AI to Click-and-Mortar™ Shopper

April 17, 2024
Earlier this year, Visa and PYMNTS Intelligence trained a spotlight on the Click-and-Mortar™ shopper. This fast-growing segment, who seek digital features with the instant gratification of in-store shopping, offers both challenge and opportunity for...

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Square Expands Offline Payments to Entire Hardware Lineup

April 23, 2024
Square has expanded the availability of offline payments to every hardware device, in every country. The company has offered this no-connection-required solution for 10 years on some of its devices, expanding it to a growing number of units over that time, and now offers it across the entire Square hardware lineup, Square said in a Tuesday (April 23) press […]

Verituity Taps Mastercard to Enable Near-Real-Time Payments for Banks

April 11, 2024
Verituity has teamed up with Mastercard to enable near-real-time payments for commercial banks and payers. This collaboration sees Verituity’s white-labeled payments platform integrating Mastercard’s portfolio of domestic and international money transfer solutions, Mastercard...

Todaq Micro Launches Micropayments Solution, AI Sales Agent

April 02, 2024
Todaq Micro has announced the public beta launch of two new offerings: a micropayments solution and an artificial intelligence (AI) sales agent. More than 100 companies have begun adding these tools to their...

Socure and Trustly Partner on Pay-by-Bank Solution With Streamlined Onboarding

February 29, 2024
Socure and Trustly have partnered to offer merchants a pay-by-bank solution that includes a streamlined customer onboarding process and guaranteed fast payments. The solution designed for all merchants but is especially valuable for...