PYMNTS-MonitorEdge-May-2024

instant payments

GIACT On Payments’ $29M Wire Fraud Wake-Up Call
GIACT On Payments’ $29M Wire Fraud Wake-Up Call
November 04, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Last week, the U.S. subsidiary of Japan’s largest financial media organization, Nikkei, made headlines for the reason that no firm ever wants: The company was...

READ MORE >
Trending: The Rise Of Instant Payments In Lending
Trending: The Rise Of Instant Payments In Lending
November 01, 2019  |  Disbursements

More consumers want faster disbursements through digital channels for more complex financial transactions, and they want that functionality available now. Merchants and disbursements providers need...

READ MORE >
Why Slow Payments Aren’t Necessarily Safer Payments
Why Slow Payments Aren’t Necessarily Safer Payments
October 30, 2019  |  Faster Payments

As of late 2019, there are few people left who need to be talked into the “why” of instant payments — that case has already...

READ MORE >
Citi Explores The Real-Time User Experience
Citi Explores The Real-Time User Experience
October 30, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The payments industry has been riding the wave of shifting consumer habits and demands, placing the end-user experience at the forefront of new products, services...

READ MORE >
Instant Payment Adoption Soars Year Over Year
Instant Payment Adoption Soars Year Over Year
October 29, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Instant payments are having a moment. Released last week, Zelle’s Q3 results show that its year-over-year payment values rose by 58 percent, while transaction volume...

READ MORE >
Top News In Payments: Zelle Transaction Volumes Reach $49B; WeChat Pay Launches New Smartphone Feature
Top News In Payments: Zelle Transaction Volumes Reach $49B; WeChat Pay Launches New Smartphone Feature
October 23, 2019  |  News

In today’s payments news, Zelle’s third-quarter results show that transaction volume increased by 73 percent. Also, Tencent’s WeChat Pay is launching a new payment function that allows people to...

READ MORE >
REPORT: Adoption Of Instant Payments For Disbursements Has Quadrupled In Three Years
REPORT: Adoption Of Instant Payments For Disbursements Has Quadrupled In Three Years
October 23, 2019  |  Disbursements

Everyone loves to get paid, but no one likes waiting to get paid. Waiting for checks to arrive in the mail, or for bank deposits...

READ MORE >
Even Bad Tippers Might Pay More With Better Tech
Even Bad Tippers Might Pay More With Better Tech
October 22, 2019  |  Gig Economy

The rise of digital payments and the gig economy cannot guarantee that consumers will tip. But new technology is sure making tipping easier — both...

READ MORE >
Mastercard and Branch To Fast-Track Pay For Hourly Workers
Mastercard and Branch To Fast-Track Pay For Hourly Workers
October 18, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

That instant payments have been a significant boon to workers in the gig economy is almost inarguable. A glance at the data demonstrates why. According...

READ MORE >