Peer To Peer Payments news and trends

JPMorgan Chase Evaluates Legal Options as CFPB Scrutinizes Zelle Payments
Security & Fraud // August 04, 2024

JPMorgan Chase could be headed for a dust-up with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In its “Consolidated Financial Statements” for the six months ending June 30, the bank indicated that the CFPB has inquired about transactions through the Zelle network and that it is currently...

More Than Half of US Consumers Use P2P Apps to Send Money
Security & Fraud // August 02, 2024

Consumers are turning to peer-to-peer (P2P) apps like Venmo and Zelle for quick and easy money transfers. But while these services have become ubiquitous, concerns about fraud are casting a shadow over their growth. A recent PYMNTS Intelligence report, “P2P Payment Potential: Promoting Convenience While...

Brazilian Shoppers Surpass US, UK Counterparts in P2P Payments
Consumer Insights // April 24, 2024

Despite outsized growth in Click-and-Mortar™ shopping opportunities in Brazil during the last three years, retailers there still don’t offer 39% of the digital features consumers want.  This is just one finding from PYMNTS Intelligence’s “2024 Global Digital Shopping Index: Brazil Edition,” which was commissioned by Visa...

Paypal and Venmo Begin Offering Visa+ P2P Payments
Payment Methods // April 02, 2024

Visa said PayPal and Venmo are now offering its Visa+ peer-to-peer (P2P) payment system. “As we continue to expand the P2P use case in the U.S., Current and Western Union will join PayPal and Venmo in enabling cross-platform money movement,” the company said in a Monday (April 1) news release as it announced the expansion of...

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More Than Half of US Consumers Use P2P Apps to Send Money

August 02, 2024
Consumers are turning to peer-to-peer (P2P) apps like Venmo and Zelle for quick and easy money transfers. But while these services have become ubiquitous, concerns about fraud are casting a shadow over their growth. A recent PYMNTS Intelligence report, “P2P Payment Potential: Promoting Convenience While Protecting Consumers,” in collaboration with The Clearing House, illuminates the […]

Brazilian Shoppers Surpass US, UK Counterparts in P2P Payments

April 24, 2024
Despite outsized growth in Click-and-Mortar™ shopping opportunities in Brazil during the last three years, retailers there still don’t offer 39% of the digital features consumers want.  This is just one...

Consumers Need Incentives to Pick Pay-by-Bank Options

December 18, 2023
Account-to-account (A2A) payments do just what the name implies: transfer funds between bank accounts in near real time. These payments have gained traction in recent years — used by 36%...

Digital Disbursements and Payouts Chip Away at Killing the Check

March 28, 2023
With paper check fraud reportedly doubling in 2022, the need for digital disbursement options has never been more urgent — or more desired by consumers, many of whom in key demographic groups...

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FIS and Neural Payments Partner on P2P Payment Service

August 15, 2024
FIS and Neural Payments have partnered to help banks offer peer-to-peer (P2P) payment capabilities to their customers. This collaboration will make Neural Payments’ P2P payment solution available via FIS’ NYCE debit rails, enabling more financial institutions to access it, the companies said in a Thursday (Aug. 15) press release. “This combination of our industry reach […]

JPMorgan Chase Evaluates Legal Options as CFPB Scrutinizes Zelle Payments

August 04, 2024
JPMorgan Chase could be headed for a dust-up with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In its “Consolidated Financial Statements” for the six months ending June 30, the bank indicated that...

Paypal and Venmo Begin Offering Visa+ P2P Payments

April 02, 2024
Visa said PayPal and Venmo are now offering its Visa+ peer-to-peer (P2P) payment system. “As we continue to expand the P2P use case in the U.S., Current and Western Union will join PayPal and Venmo in enabling cross-platform money movement,” the...

X Heralds P2P Payments With @XPayments Account

January 21, 2024
Is X getting closer to adding peer-to-peer (P2P) payments to its platform? Elon Musk’s social media company announced plans to launch such an offering earlier this month. Now, X — formerly Twitter...