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

World Health Organization Cautions Against Cash Usage
World Health Organization Cautions Against Cash Usage
March 05, 2020  |  Safety and Security

The World Health Organization (WHO) is advising people to not use paper tender and to use as many cashless options as possible to help contain...

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BNPL Drives Customer Acquisition, Cuts Cart Abandonment
BNPL Drives Customer Acquisition, Cuts Cart Abandonment
February 12, 2020  |  Payment Methods

Among the more notable payment trends of 2019 and 2020 is the rapid rise of the buy now, pay later (BNPL) options that are available...

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The Coming ‘Stair Step’ In Merchant Services Provider Spend
The Coming ‘Stair Step’ In Merchant Services Provider Spend
January 15, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

In payments, change happens at the speed of consumer behavior. As consumer preferences evolve (across channels, online conduits and mobile devices), merchants must react quickly....

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POS Financing Could Play A Bigger Role In Retail In 2020
POS Financing Could Play A Bigger Role In Retail In 2020
January 03, 2020  |  Retail

Financing has long been part of retail, and it’s changing thanks to new technology and changing consumer desires. Indeed, financing is moving to the point...

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Klarna Chief Claims Six Million New Customers Per Year
Klarna Chief Claims Six Million New Customers Per Year
December 12, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

The CEO of online split payments company Klarna, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, gave a lengthy interview to a news outlet about the future of the company and...

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Mobile Card Apps: The Future Isn’t Plastic
Mobile Card Apps: The Future Isn’t Plastic
December 11, 2019  |  Payment Methods

It took 70 years for a majority of U.S. adults to possess a credit card, so the warp-speed adoption of mobile card apps has been...

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Subscription Services Top Santa’s 2020 Gift List
Subscription Services Top Santa’s 2020 Gift List
December 09, 2019  |  Subscriptions

By all accounts, Cyber Monday was a great day for commerce in America. Prior to the all-day digital shopping festival, analysts had predicted it would...

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Visa Partner Launch Eyes $17T Digital Payments Opportunity For FinTechs
Visa Partner Launch Eyes $17T Digital Payments Opportunity For FinTechs
September 25, 2019  |  Intelligence of Things

As the second decade of the 21st century heads into its last quarter, some might say that the world’s digital transformation is mostly complete —...

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