Disbursements Tracker

Ohio University On Paper Checks And The Higher Ed Financial Aid Catch 22
Ohio University On Paper Checks And The Higher Ed Financial Aid Catch 22
February 12, 2020  |  Disbursements

Real-time or instant payments have proved their worth to the businesses — and individuals — that need quick transactions to stay afloat. The benefits of...

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Deep Dive: Instant Payments Confront Long Path To Ubiquity
Deep Dive: Instant Payments Confront Long Path To Ubiquity
January 23, 2020  |  Disbursements

Payments made with cash and checks are dropping in volume — the use of cash alone declined 40 percent over the past five years in...

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How Shutterstock Relies On Fast Disbursements For Contributor Loyalty
How Shutterstock Relies On Fast Disbursements For Contributor Loyalty
January 22, 2020  |  Disbursements

Photographers and other creative professionals find aggregators to be extremely efficient at distributing their work, but extremely inefficient when it comes to paying them royalties...

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How Shutterstock Fast-Tracks Royalty Disbursements For Its 1 Million Contributors
How Shutterstock Fast-Tracks Royalty Disbursements For Its 1 Million Contributors
January 21, 2020  |  Disbursements

More than 90 percent of U.S. consumers now prefer to receive digital payments over paper checks. Cash and checks persist as the disbursement methods for...

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Why Changes Are Slow In Coming To Legal Disbursements
Why Changes Are Slow In Coming To Legal Disbursements
December 23, 2019  |  Disbursements

Businesses and government institutions are adapting to instant payments as more consumers are requesting them. The latest PYMNTS Disbursement Satisfaction Report revealed that more than...

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Using Digital Disbursements To Shake Up The Legal World
Using Digital Disbursements To Shake Up The Legal World
December 20, 2019  |  Disbursements

Plaintiffs can sometimes wait years for legal settlements to be decided, then even longer for the paper check to arrive in the mail. That’s despite...

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An Automated, AI Fix For Law Firms’ Paper Check Rut
An Automated, AI Fix For Law Firms’ Paper Check Rut
December 18, 2019  |  Disbursements

Checks are continuing their fall from grace, but instant payments still have not risen to take the disbursements crown quite yet. The two payment methods...

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Deep Dive: How Demand For Instant Payments Is Affecting Lending
Deep Dive: How Demand For Instant Payments Is Affecting Lending
November 05, 2019  |  Disbursements

Drafting, applying and being approved for loans can be complicated and drawn out processes for consumers and business owners alike. Borrowers must often complete hefty...

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The Rise Of Instant Payments In The Lending Industry
The Rise Of Instant Payments In The Lending Industry
November 04, 2019  |  Disbursements

Meeting consumer demand for faster disbursements can help lenders differentiate themselves within a sea of competition, but faster access cannot come at the speed of...

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