disbursements

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

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...

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Platforms and Providers Expand With Earned Wage Access Acquisitions and Buildouts
Platforms and Providers Expand With Earned Wage Access Acquisitions and Buildouts
December 27, 2024  |  Payroll

Earned wage access (EWA) is expanding platforms, including the eCommerce and ridesharing mainstays that rely on drivers for deliveries and trips, and the FinTech providers...

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Visa, Episode Six and Secupay Partner to Deliver Government Disbursements
Visa, Episode Six and Secupay Partner to Deliver Government Disbursements
December 19, 2024  |  Partnerships

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...

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Most Small Insurers Set 12-Month Plan to Implement Real-Time Payments
Most Small Insurers Set 12-Month Plan to Implement Real-Time Payments
December 17, 2024  |  Insurance

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,...

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The On-Demand Economy Drives Surge in Instant Payments
The On-Demand Economy Drives Surge in Instant Payments
December 17, 2024  |  Money Mobility

What do gig workers and gamers have in common? Both are driving a seismic shift in how businesses manage payments — and instant is the...

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Visa Direct to Enable Delivery of Money in US Within 1 Minute Starting in April
Visa Direct to Enable Delivery of Money in US Within 1 Minute Starting in April
December 12, 2024  |  Faster Payments

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...

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Worldpay Debuts Near-Instant Refund Tool for UK Shoppers
Worldpay Debuts Near-Instant Refund Tool for UK Shoppers
November 27, 2024  |  Faster Payments

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...

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This Week in Web3: Understanding Blockchain Solutions for Business Challenges
This Week in Web3: Understanding Blockchain Solutions for Business Challenges
November 20, 2024  |  Blockchain

At its core, blockchain is a distributed ledger technology (DLT) that records transactions across multiple computers in a secure, immutable and transparent manner. Unlike traditional...

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PayPal’s Xoom Begins Settling Cross-Border Payments with Stablecoin
PayPal’s Xoom Begins Settling Cross-Border Payments with Stablecoin
November 19, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

PayPal will begin letting its disbursement partners use PayPal USD to settle cross-border money transfers. The new service will be offered through PayPal’s Xoom cross-border...

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