Stax

JUNE 24, 2025

Step 1: Map out your payment workflows Start by defining how your business accepts payments today—and how you want to accept them in the future. Ask yourself: Do you need to accept payments in person, online, or both? Will you need tools for mobile payments, recurring payments, or contactless payments?

Credit Cards

Clearly Payments

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Mobile Commerce Dominance Mobile commerce (m-commerce) continues to reshape the global ecommerce landscape, accounting for over 70% of all online retail sales in 2025. The rise of smartphones, improved mobile payment solutions, and the expansion of 5G networks have fueled this rapid shift toward mobile-first shopping experiences.

BNPL

Stax

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Payment Processor: The credit card processing company handles the processing and batching of purchases made with credit, debit, or gift card payments. per transaction +20-30¢ per transaction The Payment Process Whenever your customers use a credit card to make a payment, each of the parties mentioned above gets involved.

Credit Cards

Cardfellow

JUNE 28, 2025

Square is hoping to successfully compete with the leading payment web payment providers, including Stripe – who made its name as an online payment service – and PayPal. Previously, Stripe and Square were not direct competitors, as one only offered online payments and one only offered in-person payments.

Payment APIs and Integration

Fintech News

APRIL 24, 2025

DANA offers a mobile payment platform that simplifies user payments. Xendit Valuation: $1 billion Xendit is a financial technology company that provides payment infrastructure for businesses in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Southeast Asia. Dana Valuation: $1.3 CRED Valuation: $6.4 Voyager Innovations Valuation: $1.4

FinTech

Fintech Finance

JULY 29, 2025

Tommaso Jacopo Ulissi , Head of Strategy and Transformation at Nexi Group comments: “Europe’s payment landscape has many commonalities – consumers across the board continue to indicate expectations for secure, simple and fast payments – but there are also key differences.

Payments

Stax

MARCH 11, 2025

Digital wallets Digital wallets let your buyers make online payments quickly and securely via any internet-connected device using pre-stored financial details. They are popular with buyers under 35 years of age and must be part of the mobile payment methods you support if your target audience falls within that demographic.

Online Payment Processing

Fintech Finance

JULY 3, 2025

This partnership comes on the back of Curve launching Curve Pay on iOS, marking a watershed moment in mobile payments. The cloud-based D1 platform operates in real time, enabling seamless integration with existing systems to deliver secure, flexible, and instant payment services.

Security

Payments Next

DECEMBER 4, 2024

By Andy Newman, VP of Business Development, Wildfire Systems In 2024, PayPal demonstrated a forward-thinking approach to truly adding value for customers, The post What Banks Can Learn from PayPal’s 2024 Payments Innovations first appeared on Payments NEXT.

Innovation

Clearly Payments

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The Truth About Flat-Rate Processing Many small businesses are drawn to flat-rate pricing because it seems simple, with rates like 2.9% + 30 per transaction (common with providers like Square and PayPal). Contactless payments grew by 150% between 2020 and 2023. While legal in most U.S.

Small Business

My Payment Savvy

JUNE 16, 2025

Neglecting mobile payment compatibility – Mobile commerce grows yearly, yet some gateways still deliver a poor mobile experience. Failing to verify PCI compliance requirements – Non-compliance leads to fines and security vulnerabilities.

Payment Gateways

My Payment Savvy

AUGUST 10, 2025

Digital Wallets Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and Venmo make checkout fast and easy, especially on mobile devices. Younger customers tend to love digital wallets and mobile payments. Older customers often prefer eChecks or phone payments.

Alternative Payment Methods

EBizCharge

MARCH 20, 2025

Supported payment methods The Sage payment gateway of your choosing should support multiple payment methods to ensure it meets all your customers preferences. Digital wallets (Apple Pay, PayPal, etc.) and recurring billing payment options have also gained popularity. and ACH/eChecks for direct bank transfers.

Payment Gateways

Stax

APRIL 10, 2025

They let buyers initiate payments by placing their mobile phone near a compatible payment terminal. The payment method is facilitated by digital wallets like Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay. Its convenience has made it very popular with customers, with 78% of customers globally already using the payment method.

Small Business

Fintech Finance

MAY 22, 2025

Curve , the ultimate digital wallet, today announced the launch of Curve Pay on iOS, marking a watershed moment in mobile payments. Customers can retroactively change the card they used, split payments, earn cashback, track spending in real time and even pay from accounts like PayPal all through a single app.

Online and Mobile Banking

The Fintech Times

MAY 2, 2025

The analysis assessed the payment options available at checkout for the top 50 non-food retailers and marketplaces across Europe. Looking specifically at the UK, retailers lagged European counterparts with only four payment options offered on average.

Online and Mobile Banking

Stax

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The Top 10 Payment Processors Small Businesses Need To Know Now that you know what to look for, here are the best credit card processing companies that small business owners should consider as they look for the right solution for their business needs. They offer a flat-rate pricing structure.

Processors

Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 24, 2025

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Product

Payments Source

JANUARY 30, 2020

PayPal reported strong growth in revenues, earnings, payments volume and users, demonstrating as the company has finally transitioned away from the vestiges of its former eBay ownership.

PayPal

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

PayPal is upping its mobile payments game. PayPal on Thursday (Nov. 19) unveiled a major upgrade to Xoom , enabling customers across the United States to use the mobile payments app to send money straight to the bank account of a family member, friend or another recipient.

PayPal

Payments Source

MAY 19, 2020

As consumers dump cash and traditional point of sale hardware for contactless payments, PayPal has added support for QR codes in 28 countries.

PayPal

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Instead, the adorable boy whom everyone fears will shoot out his eye would simply use his mobile phone, or tablet, to order that Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle, perhaps using the allowance he had squirreled away in his PayPal account. That’s not only meaningful for PayPal. Mobile Needs.

PayPal

Payments Source

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Reflecting the rapid transition to digital payments, PayPal has reported its strongest growth in total payment volume and revenue in its history, coupled with strong growth for Venmo, its P2P app.

Venmo

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2020

PayPal will allow customers to cash their next stimulus checks free of charge, according to a press release. The payments giant said in the release that the checks will go through instantly on the PayPal app's cash-a-check feature. This can be done from a mobile phone, without the user leaving their home to go to a bank or ATM.

Checks

Payments Source

MARCH 8, 2019

Barclays plc has spent years experimenting with creative ways to promote mobile payments, and it's not showing signs of stopping.

Mobile Payments

Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Ume , a payment network and merchant services platform for small- and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) on Pix, has announced it has raised $ 15 million in Series A equity funding. The round was led by PayPal Ventures, with participation from NFX, Globo Ventures, Clocktower Ventures, Big Bets, FJ Labs, Endeavor and Norte Ventures.

PayPal

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

For PayPal, eyeing growth and eyeing new markets, the gaze is, at least in part, turned eastward. PayPal cements its status as the first foreign firm offering digital payments, directly, in the country. The market is significant to say the least, as estimates peg online payments to account for several trillions of dollars.

PayPal

Payment Savvy

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Luckily, advances in payment technologies have paved the way for an improved experience at checkout, and such fast, secure, and convenient payment methods as near-field communication (NFC) entered the game. What are NFC Mobile Payments? NFC payments add immense convenience for today’s busy customers.

Mobile Payments

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Between Square , Visa , PayPal and Mastercard , the valuation is currently sitting at $1.07 The ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF, tracking mobile payments stocks, has seen a 10 percent jump this year. PayPal's Venmo also allows users access wages early. trillion, against the “big six” banks — J.P.

PayPal

Payments Source

APRIL 26, 2016

A troubling gap is growing between the promises being made around mobile payments to consumers and merchants, and what payments technology providers are actually delivering, according to PayPal’s Bill Ready.

PayPal

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

It was another quarter of record-breaking results for PayPal , which saw both record transactions and new customer enrollments in Q3. Total payment volume rose 36 percent to $247 billion, beating analyst estimates for $232 billion. PayPal is now reporting a run rate of approximately $1 trillion dollars in payment volume.

Venmo

Payments Source

JANUARY 4, 2021

PayPal’s Venmo has launched a new “Cash a Check” feature on its mobile app to some customers. The offering is made in partnership with Ingo Money and its parent, First Century Bank.

Venmo

Payments Source

OCTOBER 15, 2019

American Express is adding a new dimension to its year-old partnership with PayPal by giving credit card customers more options for splitting a restaurant check and paying with loyalty points.

PayPal

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

And might digital payments be in that $100 trillion classification? In an interview with CNBC, PayPal CEO Dan Schulman estimated the market will come into that size, noting, “That’s sort of the market — total adjustable market — we’re playing into.” There are markets and there are $100 trillion markets.

PayPal

PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2020

But many firms and all firms are two different things, and while from a humanitarian perspective PayPal clearly wishes COVID-19 never happened, by the numbers it is undeniable that it has boosted its business. April 2020 was also a record-breaking month for PayPal in terms of enrollment and use. PayPal added 7.4 66 non-GAAP EPS.

PayPal

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Payment company PayPal is looking at small business credit as a new field of opportunity. In a submission to a senate inquiry into financial and regulatory technology, PayPal and other fintech companies recognized alternative business finance as a key strategy moving forward, according to the Sydney Morning Herald on Friday (Feb.

PayPal

Stax

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Fast forward to now where much has changed, and research anticipates contactless mobile payments to exceed one billion users globally by 2024. Customers can pay with their watch or phone just by tapping it on a card reader, and businesses can host an entire POS system on a mobile phone.

Mobile Payments