Finextra

JULY 31, 2025

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Payment APIs and Integration

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Vantiv, a provider of payment processing services and technology for merchants and financial institutions, announced it, along with PPRO Group, a cross-border ePayment provider, are partnering up to provide international alternative payment methods (APMs) to Vantiv’s merchants.

Alternative Payment Methods

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Alternative payment methods. Not just buzzwords or stakeholders in payments. eWallets are taking the place of traditional payment choices, such as bank transfers or cards. Growth is high both in bank payment-related transactions and with eWallet. Data Point Two: Three Billion.

Alternative Payment Methods

Fintech Finance

AUGUST 8, 2024

billion Alipay+ users worldwide can make payments via 15 Asian and European Alipay+ e-wallets at retail stores leveraging Thunes’ Accept solution. Thunes offers Pay and Accept cross-border payment capabilities in over 130 countries and more than 80 currencies.

Cross-Border Payments

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

The recent announcement that China’s UnionPay and Huawei are teaming up to bring Huawei Pay to Russia stands as the latest example that alternative payments are spreading to different parts of the world. That company, in fact, recently reported a more than twelvefold boost in revenue at its Indian payments subsidiary.

Alternative Payment Methods

PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

Payswiff , an omnichannel payment processing and tax compliance solutions provider, has linked with Mastercard to speed digital payments in lower tier cities in India. The Payswiff SET lets individuals and business owners accept payments across a range of options, spanning credit and debit cards, eWallets, ePayment links and Bharat QR.

B2B

PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2018

According to PayPal , in many markets, consumers are choosing to make payments via alternative methods, such as bank transfers, eWallets and cash. Online merchants that can offer the right mix of payments can see higher conversion rates for cross-border transactions.

PayPal

Fintech Finance

MAY 28, 2024

UK-based fintech DNA Payments has grown its portfolio of POS alternative payment methods by launching Alipay+ , a suite of cross-border mobile payment and digitalisation technology solutions operated by Ant International.

Cross-Border

The Fintech Times

MAY 28, 2024

Over 50,000 UK merchants will now be able to offer customers Alipay+ as an alternative payment method at checkout following a launch by UK-based fintech DNA Payments.

SARS

Segpay

MAY 7, 2025

Payment companies are required to adapt their payment solutions to comply with legal requirements while ensuring seamless user experiences. PSPs must develop payment solutions that align with Australia’s regulatory standards. Just like in Germany and in France, Australian gamers love to use eWallets.

Payment Solutions

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

After 83 years in business, UATP is spreading its payment wings and leveraging its rails and connections to airlines to enable payment via a method other than its own branded service. We do eWallets, prepaid, local cards, bank transfers and even alt credit, such as installments.”.

Alternative Payment Methods

PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2018

So, when eCommerce comes knocking, someone has to come up with an alternative payment method that lets people who are used to transacting in cash or bank transfers access goods online. Meanwhile, in Pan-Asia, eWallets are the top payment method, powering nearly 50 percent of transactions.

eWallet

PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2017

Fraudsters are always looking for unsuspecting payments types that can be used to perpetrate their crimes. Today, that means alternative payment methods, or APMs.

AML

PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2018

India is shaping up to leapfrog plastic payments, putting it leaps and bounds ahead of the payments systems in most of the rest of the world. Second, the government has incentivized alternative payment methods. Chargehound. A few factors have contributed to this.

Innovation

Segpay

APRIL 9, 2025

Bank Transfers like BPAY and POLi provide alternatives for consumers preferring direct bank transfers. Real-time payments (RTPs) like PayTo, PayID, and the NPP (developed by Australian Payments Plus) are emerging as quick and convenient alternative payment methods.

Digital Payments

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Alternative payment methods such as eWallets and wearables saw modest growth this year, with many experts anticipating an acceleration of the trend in 2018. Consumers are living digital lives, and financial institutions (FIs) and organizations are clamoring to meet them where they are.

Alternative Payment Methods