P2P

Peer-to-peer (P2P) computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads between peers. Peers are equally privileged, equipotent participants in the application. They are said to form a peer-to-peer network of nodes.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Mastercard: The Touchless And Caring Economies Are Boosting P2P Adoption
Mastercard: The Touchless And Caring Economies Are Boosting P2P Adoption
October 09, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Consumers seeking out low- to no-touch payments options amid public health concerns have combined with an uptick in charitable donations and tips to boost the...

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Clearing Up Instant Payments No ‘Stop Payment’ Confusion
Clearing Up Instant Payments No ‘Stop Payment’ Confusion
October 08, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Consumers love the opportunity to get paid instantly when they can. After all, who doesn’t want to get their money faster?   But with innovation...

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Closing The Paper Check To Instant Cash Flow Gap For America’s SMBs
Closing The Paper Check To Instant Cash Flow Gap For America’s SMBs
September 24, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Turn the clock back a year and the world for small businesses was very different on the eve of the 2019 holiday-shopping season. The economy...

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Deep Dive: Harnessing Cloud Technology To Accelerate And Secure Real-Time Payments
Deep Dive: Harnessing Cloud Technology To Accelerate And Secure Real-Time Payments
August 28, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

The payments economy is continuously growing and becoming more digital. The global mobile payments market was valued at more than $3.7 trillion in 2019 and...

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The AP Approach Behind Ethically Sourced Chocolate
The AP Approach Behind Ethically Sourced Chocolate
August 03, 2020  |  B2B Payments

For budding U.S. bean-to-bar chocolate makers, ethically sourcing the richest cocoa beans is only half the challenge. Chocolatiers must also ensure that their suppliers —...

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Strong Venmo And QR Code Payments Growth Help PayPal Score Record Q2 Earnings
Strong Venmo And QR Code Payments Growth Help PayPal Score Record Q2 Earnings
July 29, 2020  |  Earnings

In an earnings season defined by diminished expectations amid the worldwide economic shutdown, PayPal not only beat analysts’ expectations Wednesday (July 29) but enjoyed a...

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Zelle Distributes $133B In Consumer, SMB Payments In First Half Of Year
Zelle Distributes $133B In Consumer, SMB Payments In First Half Of Year
July 29, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Early Warning Services, an Arizona FinTech company, announced Wednesday it distributed $133 billion through its Zelle digital payments network for the first half of the...

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Deep Dive: Securing P2P Apps Against Scams And ATOs
Deep Dive: Securing P2P Apps Against Scams And ATOs
July 21, 2020  |  AML

A need for faster and easier ways to pay during the pandemic has quickly made peer-to-peer (P2P) payment apps popular among U.S. consumers. Consumers of...

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New Report: How Alipay Fends Off The Fraudsters
New Report: How Alipay Fends Off The Fraudsters
July 17, 2020  |  AML

Consumers and retailers have become more wary of handling physical cash during the COVID-19 pandemic, spurring some to turn to mobile payment apps instead as...

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