payment rails

A payment rail is a payment platform or a payment network that moves money from a payer to a payee. Either party could be a consumer or business, and both parties are able to move funds on the network. Credit card rails are the credit card payment system.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Unlocking Paper Checks’ Potential With APIs
Unlocking Paper Checks’ Potential With APIs
March 13, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The paper check has a nasty reputation in B2B payments as a cumbersome, manual and risky payment rail. Yet data from the 2016 Association of...

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The Buyer’s Inescapable Presence In AR
The Buyer’s Inescapable Presence In AR
February 28, 2017  |  B2B Payments

When providing an accounts receivable (AR) solution, it’s not only the customer — the supplier or vendor — that you have to keep in mind....

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What Corporates Really Think Of Cryptocurrencies
What Corporates Really Think Of Cryptocurrencies
February 27, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Blockchain may have more potential to disrupt corporate finance than actual bitcoin does, but that doesn’t mean cryptocurrencies are entirely ignored by the enterprise space. PYMNTS...

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ERP Data On The Front Lines Of Blockchain Adoption
ERP Data On The Front Lines Of Blockchain Adoption
January 26, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Cross-border payments, trade finance, smart contracts — blockchain has the potential to disrupt B2B processes, but FinTech players are only beginning to take these concepts...

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Nvoicepay In Search Of Common Ground For B2B Payment Rails
Nvoicepay In Search Of Common Ground For B2B Payment Rails
January 19, 2017  |  B2B Payments

One of the top stressors in B2B payments is the disconnect between how buyers want to pay and how suppliers want to accept payment. A...

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Off The Rails: Can Regulation Help Blockchain Deliver Faster X-Border Payments?
Off The Rails: Can Regulation Help Blockchain Deliver Faster X-Border Payments?
January 13, 2017  |  Cross Border Commerce

Can the blockchain help SMBs optimize their cross-border trading opportunities? Align Commerce CEO Marwan Forzley says so and gives PYMNTS his view on how the...

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X-Border Payments Optimization Tracker: Can Blockchain Give SMBs A Global Payments Roadmap?
X-Border Payments Optimization Tracker: Can Blockchain Give SMBs A Global Payments Roadmap?
January 12, 2017  |  Cross Border Commerce

When it comes to reaching the global marketplace, size doesn’t matter as much as it used to. Developments in cross-border payments solutions are opening borders...

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India’s Reserve Banks Wants To Digitize The Rupee On Blockchain
India’s Reserve Banks Wants To Digitize The Rupee On Blockchain
January 11, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) says it’s time to embrace blockchain and adopt a digital currency for the country, according to a new report....

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Paper Checks’ Uncertain B2B Payments Future
Paper Checks’ Uncertain B2B Payments Future
January 05, 2017  |  B2B Payments

It seems every year for the past five years or so, B2B payments analysts have pondered the future of the paper check — and tried...

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