The Payments Association

AUGUST 4, 2025

SMEs need payment partners who understand their challenges, not just their transaction volumes. They provide modular infrastructure, integrate with emerging payment ecosystems like open banking, and continuously adapt based on merchant feedback. The answers to these questions aren’t just operational, they’re existential.

Innovation

Fintech Finance

JULY 23, 2025

Ecommpay Asian APMs enable businesses to capitalize on Southeast Asia’s booming digital economy with a wide array of local alternative payment methods. This region’s growing demand for modern payment options presents huge potential for global merchants expanding into Asia. trillion by 2032, up from $12.8 trillion in 2024.

Alternative Payment Methods

The Payments Association

JUNE 23, 2025

The process of mapping commences with the classification of each merchant and payment provider in the Paytiko ecosystem. In addition to jurisdictional data, risk levels, and business size compatibility, providers are mapped by type, including credit cards, alternative payment methods (APMs), wire transfers, and cryptocurrency.

Technology

The Fintech Times

MARCH 14, 2025

Unsurprisingly, in these two countries, debit cards account for a larger share of online transaction volume than credit cards, at 49 per cent compared to 27 per cent in Peru and 38 per cent versus 31 per cent in Mexico.

Continuity

Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Lloyds Bank Merchant Services, the bank’s card payments processing and acceptance unit, is encouraging retail merchants to ensure that their payment platforms are ready to capitalise on the volume surges expected over Black Friday.,

PCI DSS

Fintech Finance

JULY 23, 2025

PagBrasil and Verifone have partnered to launch an in-store alternative payment method (APM) enabling Brazilian shoppers to pay in Brazilian Reais (BRL) using Pix while shopping in the United States. merchants to accept the Brazilian payment method. This first-of-its-kind solution allows U.S. million visitors.

Payment Solutions

Stax

JULY 7, 2025

Payment method diversification: Surcharging incentivizes customers to explore alternative payment methods, such as cash or debit cards, which do not incur high fees. Predictable margins, especially if you process a high volume of monthly transactions. Reduces the impact of interchange fees on small sales.

Credit Cards

Stax

JUNE 24, 2025

The specific processing rates can vary depending on factors such as the merchant’s industry, transaction volume, processing method (e.g., in-person vs. online transactions), and agreements with the payment processor or acquiring bank. Interchange fees = card networks (Visa, Mastercard, etc.)

Credit Cards

EBizCharge

MAY 1, 2025

They charge these fees to merchants every time a customer uses a card payment to cover the cost of handling transactions and the risks involved. These fees can vary depending on factors like card type and transaction volume. While transparent, it may not always be the most cost-effective pricing structure for high-volume merchants.

Credit Cards

Fintech Finance

MARCH 12, 2025

Not surprisingly, in these two countries, debit cards account for a larger share of online transaction volume than credit cards, at 49% compared to 27% in Peru and 38% versus 31% in Mexico. In Brazil, wh ere Pix holds 40% of the online sales volume, debit cards now account for only 1% of digital commerce transaction value.

Issuers

The Fintech Times

JUNE 11, 2025

Payment orchestration platform BR-DGE has revealed it is now supporting a new global alternative payment method (APM) on its platform, through a new partnership with digital wallet service provider AstroPay. Adding AstroPay is the next step in that journey.”

Cross-Border

EBizCharge

JANUARY 14, 2025

Now that you understand the key characteristics of a payment gateway, you should familiarize yourself with the different types of payment gateways. What are the main types of payment gateways? Scalability: Finding a scalable payment gateway is vital to business growth and long-term success.

Payment Gateways

The Fintech Times

MARCH 13, 2025

Latin America has served as a proven model for integrating payments and media, offering localised payment solutions and regulatory expertise. But not only in the FMCG area, also generally speaking the volume of business kicks into high gear as the holiday season closes in.

Cross-Border Payments

Stax

APRIL 10, 2025

Both are used to transfer funds directly from one bank account to another, unlike credit card payments that involve multiple third-party financial institutions. ACH transfers are particularly popular among businesses that deal in high transaction volumes because of much lower processing fees than card payments.

Small Business

EBizCharge

JUNE 17, 2025

If you’re in an industry like education, government or utilities where offering flexible payment channels is key—adding a small fee can help offset those costs without surprising customers. A convenience fee might be your best option when: You offer an alternative payment method that adds processing or administrative costs.

Credit Cards

Fintech Finance

JULY 23, 2025

Pix has seen a 57% year-over-year growth in transaction volume and is used by over 160 million people – about 75% of Brazil’s population. The magnitude of this opportunity is reinforced by recent travel trends: from 2023 to 2024, the number of Brazilians traveling to the U.S. rose by more than 17%, reaching 1.9 million visitors.

Payment Solutions

The Payments Association

APRIL 8, 2025

Participants Emerging trends in merchant payments: The next 12 months The roundtable began with an exploration of emerging payment trends set to shape the industry. Sophie Chandler highlighted how the adoption of alternative payment methods is gaining momentum.

Fraud Prevention

The Fintech Times

MARCH 27, 2025

Its modular architecture empowers merchants to build and augment their existing payment infrastructure either as individual components, or as a full-stack orchestration system. With over 14,000 GitHub stars, Hyperswitch is rapidly gaining traction worldwide, redefining the future of payments.

Due Diligence

The Fintech Times

APRIL 4, 2025

It also looks to reduce review and decision-making time, withlive data of the volume of travel companies and travel payments transactions each payment partner supports via Outpayces XPP.

Payment APIs and Integration

Finextra

JULY 31, 2025

That directly impacts engagement and transaction volume. And you, higher volumes. It also reduces friction and improves user retention. Moreover, when you provide a central hub, your customers spend more time using your app. Seamless onboarding and KYC verification A simple yet can’t be ignored fact: “First impressions matter.”

Payment APIs and Integration

Fintech News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The company’s modular payments platform connects clients with customers in over 200 markets, supporting 716 alternative payment methods and offering acquiring in over 50 markets. We are confident that Nuvei’s presence in Asia will enable both companies to work closer together and quickly achieve substantial sales volumes.”

Alternative Payment Methods

The Paypers

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Beyond Borders 2022/2023 , a study by EBANX , has shown that alternative payment methods (APMs) have reached a 39% share of total digital-commerce volume.

Alternative Payment Methods

Clearly Payments

AUGUST 14, 2024

Additionally, the use of alternative payment methods like mobile wallets (e.g., Alipay, WeChat Pay) and bank transfers is prevalent, which can sometimes result in lower fees compared to traditional card payments. Additionally, the growing use of alternative payment methods, such as local digital wallets (e.g.,

Process

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) booms as shoppers turn to flexible payments BNPL payments experienced a remarkable surge as shoppers turned to more flexible payment methods to spread their spending and manage their budgets. In H1 2024, global BNPL transactions skyrocketed by an astounding 237%, nearly tripling in volume.

BNPL

Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Digital payment methods like virtual cards offer more security features and are growing in popularity among mid-market businesses, with processing volumes expected to hit $13.8 trillion by 20282, yet most US mid-sized businesses still rely on this 300-year-old payment method.

Checks

Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Despite this high volume. Payment fraud, in which stolen payment credentials are used to make illegal transactions, rose by 9% YoY, signaling heightened financial risks for banks. In 2023, the financial services industry continued to sustain the most automated bot attacks, with 1.8

Accounts

Segpay

AUGUST 27, 2024

With just four months left in 2024, we are all looking ahead to ways to increase volume during this last quarter of the year. Optimize Your Performance The best and easiest place to increase volume is with your active member base. With just a little bit of effort, you can make an impact on your bottom line.

Alternative Payment Methods

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

With this new partnership, Alternative Payments’ payment services are now fully integrated into Lime Light CRM’s business offerings. It also helps the companies generate high-volume transactions across multiple countries and accept most major currencies. While many consumers in the U.S. And for good reason.

CRM

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Billingsley noted in an interview with PYMNTS.com that the company has found that its interoperability story can resonate with merchants as “large retailers are finding that to optimize payments there isn’t one solution that can rule them all.”. They are also going local and negotiating directly with payment players.

Alternative Payment Methods

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Key figures highlight Aleph’s and Localpayment combined impact: $3+ billion Total Payment Volume (TPV), 60+ top-tier platforms and 26,000+ advertisers, a single API with 640+ payment methods, support for 70+ currencies and presence in 130+ countries.

Payment APIs and Integration

Fintech Finance

APRIL 24, 2024

Klarna , the AI powered global payments network and shopping assistant, today announced a global partnership with Uber , to offer millions of consumers Klarna’s convenient alternative payment methods across Uber’s ride-sharing and delivery platforms, Uber and Uber Eats.

Alternative Payment Methods

Fintech News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

One of the latest announcements in recurring payments for rising markets is Pix Automático , set to be launched by the Central Bank of Brazil in June 2025. In Brazil, 57% of gaming sales made through alternative payment methods are via Pix, according to PCMI. ” he stated.

APACS

Clearly Payments

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Stay tuned for more insights into the dynamic world of online payments as we continue to explore emerging trends and innovations. Remember, choosing the right payment gateway is not a one-size-fits-all decision. This includes accommodating increased transaction volumes and expanding product offerings.

Payment Gateways

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

When the limit on contactless payments in the U.K. was raised in 2016 from £20 to £30, the overall volume of contactless payments tripled. With cash powering 44 percent of consumer payments, it’s still a very popular method of payment — but, alternate payment methods are cutting into some of its overall share, Cleland said.

Contactless Payments

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

The injection of credit positions us to efficiently fund the rising transaction volume we anticipate as travel demand rebounds in 2021. The company anticipates that across the next 18 months, it will exceed $1 billion in leisure travel transaction volume. . 7) press release.

BNPL

Fintech Finance

JULY 23, 2024

Consumers made 85 per cent of the total number of payments (41.0 billion payments) with businesses (commercial firms, government, and not-for-profit organisations) making the other 15 per cent (7.1 billion payments). The following chart shows payment volumes across different payment methods from 2013 to 2023.

Contactless Payments

PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2020

Likewise, Mercado Pago will be integrated with the PayPal platform as an alternative payment method to PayPal merchants outside of Mexico and Brazil. Mercado Pago users will be able to use their digital account to buy on international sites that offer PayPal as a payment method.

PayPal