alternative payments

The most common alternative payment methods are debit cards, charge cards, prepaid cards, direct debit, bank transfers, digital wallets, phone and mobile payments, checks, money orders and cash payments.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Retailers Say BNPL Boosts Sales, Consumers Say It Keeps Them Coming Back
Retailers Say BNPL Boosts Sales, Consumers Say It Keeps Them Coming Back
November 23, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has quickly grown in popularity among consumers. PYMNTS research found that in the past year, 50 million consumers across the...

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Tech-driven consumers are usually the first to buy the latest connected device and the most willing to try cryptocurrency. Although they are just 15% of...

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October 11, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has become a part of everyday life for American consumers, and its popularity is still expanding. Twenty-nine million consumers in the United...

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September 13, 2022  |  Blockchain

Since the very start of the concept of digital payments, humans have pursued a dream of simplified transactions between individuals that mix the ease and...

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Inflation Expands Consumer, Merchant Interest in BNPL
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August 26, 2022  |  BNPL

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) services are commonplace in the modern economy, with 60% of consumers using them at one point or another. Retailers are...

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June 29, 2022  |  BNPL

BNPL’s popularity is growing among older, more economically secure demographics. In this month’s "Buy Now, Pay Later Tracker," PYMNTS talked with Joy Elena, founder of...

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BNPL Finds Fans in Older, Financially Secure Consumers
June 28, 2022  |  BNPL

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) services are becoming popular in Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States and other countries around the world. BNPL usage...

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Report: Merchants Accept Crypto at Checkout Despite Investment Value Decline
June 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Consumer interest in cryptocurrency is on the upswing. The percentage of consumers who held crypto at some point during the year rose to 23% in...

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