Is it Time to Provide Solutions for a Cashless Society?

NFC

In 2018, for the first time, cash fell from its position as the most frequently used type of payment in the U.S. Cash use was down 4 percent from 2017, totaling 26 percent of transactions in 2018. Debit cards claimed the top spot, up 5 points to 28 percent. There are several factors that are […]

How to Help Physicians Collect Healthcare Payments from Patients

Healthcare payments

Healthcare providers are facing monumental challenges. Healthcare organizations must address mounting regulatory requirements, finding ways to efficiently address data management, training, audits, and how they will respond if a data breaches or noncompliance issue occurs. They’re also dealing with technology disruption, which requires them to keep up with the latest innovations to provide the highest […]

Why Merchants Need Modern Gift Card Solutions This Holiday Shopping Season

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Gift cards continue as the most popular holiday gift. National Retail Federation (NRF) data shows that six out of 10 consumers would like to receive a gift card and about the same number plan to give gift cards for the holidays. Restaurant gift cards top the list as the most popular, followed by department store, […]

How Gen Z Consumer Trends Are Impacting Payments

Gen Z

Generation Z, people born from the mid-1990s to early 2000s, is emerging as the next consumer force. The oldest of the 68 million Americans who are part of Gen Z are now completing their education, entering the workforce, and building wealth. Gen Z’s estimated spending power in the U.S. is as much as $143 billion, […]

How Supporting All Processors Helps VARs and ISVs Compete Against Free POS

3 Benefits of Payment Processing

“Free POS” offers can be tempting to new business owners. Their budgets are usually tight, and they’re looking for the least expensive and easiest ways to get their new businesses off the ground. But as VARs and ISVs know all too well, “free POS” isn’t free. In fact, “free POS” is often defined by no […]