Bill Payment news and trends

Fiserv Expands CheckFreePay Network for Walk-In Bill Payments
Cash // October 19, 2023

Fiserv a global provider of payments and financial services technology, has announced a strategic partnership with Blackhawk Network (BHN) to expand access to walk-in bill payment services. This collaboration will enable consumers to pay their household bills, rent, and top up digital accounts using cash...

Corpay Launches Real-Time Tracking for Business Payments
Commercial Payments // September 12, 2023

Corpay‘s Cross-Border business has launched a proprietary tracking technology that enables real-time monitoring of payments. This new solution, Payments GPS, utilizes SWIFT GPI (Global Payments Innovation) and other technologies to provide a comprehensive infrastructure for tracking payments, the company said in a Tuesday (Sept. 12) press release. The...

Why It’s So Hard to Fix the Consumers’ Fragmented Bill Pay Experience
Digital Payments // June 15, 2023

In today’s fast-paced world, online payment solutions have become an integral part of our lives. However, no one wants to spend time clicking around and navigating different, unique-to-each-platform digital frictions when dealing with their daily or monthly bill pay obligations. Regrettably, traditional payment systems have...

Real-Time Payments Gives Consumers Better Way to Manage Paying Bills
Real-Time Payments // April 07, 2023

United States households pay more than $3 trillion in bills each year, including mortgage, rent, auto loans, utilities, cable and a host of other services, according to a recent report. The average family spends more than $24,000 each year on bill payments. On top of...

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Why It’s So Hard to Fix the Consumers’ Fragmented Bill Pay Experience

June 15, 2023
In today’s fast-paced world, online payment solutions have become an integral part of our lives. However, no one wants to spend time clicking around and navigating different, unique-to-each-platform digital frictions when dealing with their daily or monthly bill pay obligations. Regrettably, traditional payment systems have limitations that often fall short of meeting the needs of […]

Real-Time Payments Gives Consumers Better Way to Manage Paying Bills

April 07, 2023
United States households pay more than $3 trillion in bills each year, including mortgage, rent, auto loans, utilities, cable and a host of other services, according to a recent report....

Consumers Want Simplified and Secure Bill Pay Experience

March 07, 2023
No matter the demographics, no matter the income level, no matter where we live, there’s one universal: We all pay bills. Several of them a month. And when it comes...

Companies Scramble to Simplify Bill Payment Experience for Consumers

February 02, 2023
PYMNTS’ latest research shows that most bill-paying consumers in the United States face challenges in the bill payment process. In the last 90 days, more than half faced at least...

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Fiserv Expands CheckFreePay Network for Walk-In Bill Payments

October 19, 2023
Fiserv a global provider of payments and financial services technology, has announced a strategic partnership with Blackhawk Network (BHN) to expand access to walk-in bill payment services. This collaboration will enable consumers to pay their household bills, rent, and top up digital accounts using cash at over 60,000 locations nationwide, according to a Fiserv press […]

Corpay Launches Real-Time Tracking for Business Payments

September 12, 2023
Corpay‘s Cross-Border business has launched a proprietary tracking technology that enables real-time monitoring of payments. This new solution, Payments GPS, utilizes SWIFT GPI (Global Payments Innovation) and other technologies to provide a...

Paymentus Finds Demand for Modern Billing Solutions Across Industries

February 23, 2023
Customers in a variety of verticals are demanding modern bill payment solutions. So said Paymentus Holdings Founder and CEO Dushyant Sharma Thursday (Feb. 23) during the company’s quarterly earnings call....

Indian FinTech Cred ’s $251M Funding Pushes Company’s Value to $4B

October 19, 2021
Credit card bill payment platform Cred has generated $251 million in a Series E funding round, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 19) report from Deal Street Asia. Co-led by Tiger...