bill payments

PYMNTS Intelligence: Leveraging Real-Time Payments to Solve Bill Pay Challenges
PYMNTS Intelligence: Leveraging Real-Time Payments to Solve Bill Pay Challenges
April 11, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

Americans pay trillions of dollars in bills each year, but this everyday process is far from seamless. A PYMNTS study found that 52% of consumers...

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Healthcare Firms Move Real-Time Payments Higher on Priority List
Healthcare Firms Move Real-Time Payments Higher on Priority List
March 24, 2023  |  Healthcare

If sector organizations haven’t already implemented real-time payments, nearly all plan on it. With the short-term concerns of handling a pandemic mostly passed, healthcare and...

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Could Banks Win the Race to Fix Consumer Bill Pay?
Could Banks Win the Race to Fix Consumer Bill Pay?
February 16, 2023  |  Consumer Payments

Paying bills online shouldn’t be unnecessarily difficult. And yet, PYMNTS’ latest collaboration with Mastercard, “The One-Stop Bill Pay Playbook,” details just how much friction consumers...

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Bill-Pay Pain Points Driving Consumers to One-Stop Digital Solutions
Bill-Pay Pain Points Driving Consumers to One-Stop Digital Solutions
February 07, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Bill payment in the U.S. needs an overhaul as PYMNTS research shows the majority of bill-paying consumers are encountering friction in the process. More than...

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Media Subscriptions Account for Half of All Churn by Cash-Strapped Consumers
Media Subscriptions Account for Half of All Churn by Cash-Strapped Consumers
February 02, 2023  |  Subscriptions

As consumers reprioritize their bill payments, PYMNTS data shows digital media subscriptions are often skipped. The Context Payment issues are a major problem for subscription...

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Companies Scramble to Simplify Bill Payment Experience for Consumers
Companies Scramble to Simplify Bill Payment Experience for Consumers
February 02, 2023  |  Consumer Payments

PYMNTS’ latest research shows that most bill-paying consumers in the United States face challenges in the bill payment process. In the last 90 days, more...

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Millennials More Likely to Skip Bills That Make It Too Hard to Pay
Millennials More Likely to Skip Bills That Make It Too Hard to Pay
January 31, 2023  |  Consumer Payments

As budgets remain tight after last year’s extended period of heavy inflation, 27% of consumers have had to completely skip a bill, according to PYMNTS’...

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How Consumers Decide Which Bills Get Paid and Which Bills Get Skipped
How Consumers Decide Which Bills Get Paid and Which Bills Get Skipped
January 26, 2023  |  Consumer Payments

When times get tough, overstretched consumers must sometimes make hard decisions about which bills to pay first — and which ones to leave unpaid. Although it...

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MoneyGram Teams With CellPay to Expand Bill Payment Offering
MoneyGram Teams With CellPay to Expand Bill Payment Offering
December 27, 2022  |  Partnerships

MoneyGram has partnered with CellPay to expand its payment option to over 30,000 billers. “This strategic partnership further accelerates both companies’ growth in a highly...

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