The Ultimate Guide to Credit Cards
Saturday, April 19, 2025

All articles tagged Payments (page 4)

Dreamfield Helps Brands Facilitate Marketing Partnerships and Payments with College Athletes

Dreamfield Helps Brands Facilitate Marketing Partnerships and Payments with College Athletes

July 2021 marked a new era in college sports – the era of the name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal. Under the NCAA’s NIL guidelines, college athletes can earn money through sponsorship and branding deals. Dreamfield represents companies to facilitate marketing deals with college athletes. The platform takes care of contracts, compliance, payments, and taxes while working with companies and athletes. Athletes from the top NCAA Division 1 programs, including athletes... read more »

Finix Offers World-Class Payment Processing to Help Software Platforms Grow Revenue

Finix Offers World-Class Payment Processing to Help Software Platforms Grow Revenue

Businesses that require APIs for payment processing tend to enlist providers that use a locked architecture, and thus limit their versatility. Finix is a payment facilitator and SaaS provider that offers customizable platforms to help clients achieve a better product experience and faster speed to market. Finix offers both card-present and card-not-present transaction capabilities for platforms of all sizes. It can also run real-time fraud detection for merchants that... read more »

Celero Commerce Streamlines Processing for Businesses and Builds Custom Solutions for Financial Institutions

Celero Commerce Streamlines Processing for Businesses and Builds Custom Solutions for Financial Institutions

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many small-to-medium businesses, especially in traditional industries, changed the way they operate for good. Celero Commerce offers payment processing solutions that cater to those shifts without losing its core mission to help small and medium organizations grow their businesses. Celero focuses on offering those companies the benefits of the financial solutions that once were only available to the industry’s largest players.  Since... read more »

Flexxbuy Drives Sales for Businesses of All Sizes Through Consumer Financing Solutions

Flexxbuy Drives Sales for Businesses of All Sizes Through Consumer Financing Solutions

Customer financing can be a challenge for businesses both large and small. Flexxbuy is a lending service that converts expensive purchases into affordable payment plans. The platform works with over 30 lenders that can assist with financing solutions. Flexxbuy is a convenient option for businesses that want to avoid the frustration of finding lenders on their own. Many businesses are plagued by customer reluctance to take that final step when it comes to purchasing... read more »

Corpay Digital Solutions Help Companies Modernize Their Invoicing, Billing, and Payments

Corpay Digital Solutions Help Companies Modernize Their Invoicing, Billing, and Payments

Corpay offers full-service accounts payable solutions for companies. Specifically, the fintech company offers three key services: AP Automation, Cross-Border money transfers, and Commercial Cards. One of Corpay’s most appealing services are digital payments that offer more effective fraud prevention in ACH transfers. The company has seen a significant increase in customers seeking to outsource their accounts payable programs since the shift to decentralized workforces... read more »

Raisin Bank Breaks Into the Payments Industry with Acquisition from Bankhaus August Lenz

Raisin Bank Breaks Into the Payments Industry with Acquisition from Bankhaus August Lenz

Raisin Bank is not only a fronting and service bank with a full banking license but also a wholly owned subsidiary of fintech Raisin. Raisin runs online savings and investments platforms through which retail customers can conclude savings products with banks from Europe and the USA. Raisin Bank is the only cloud bank operating in Germany that has access throughout the EU, and has expanded its capabilities after recently acquiring the payments division of Bankhaus August... read more »

Walletmor Payment Microchip Implants Bring Convenience to Contactless Checkout Experiences<strong>&nbsp;</strong>

Walletmor Payment Microchip Implants Bring Convenience to Contactless Checkout Experiences 

Walletmor brings 22nd-century technology to the present day with its implant technology that brings contactless payments and expanded NFC (near-field communication) utility to – quite literally – the palm of your hand. The company provides implants embedded with an NFC chip that you surgically insert into your hand. The chips meet the highest health and safety standards required wherever they are available. The chips are linked to an app on your phone. The app sends... read more »

HyperPay Innovations Aim to Shape the Future of Cashless Payments in the MENA Region

HyperPay Innovations Aim to Shape the Future of Cashless Payments in the MENA Region

HyperPay has been processing cashless payments for online merchants in the MENA (Middle East, Northern Africa) region since 2014. The company handles multiple transactions, including payments, expansions, risk, and results tracking, within a single, security-oriented platform. HyperPay recently received funding from payment industry giant Mastercard to help expand its services. Now the company plans to identify the most effective way to enter other Middle Eastern and... read more »

C2FO Launches CashFlow+ Card to Help Businesses Earn Rewards For Getting Invoices Paid Faster

C2FO Launches CashFlow+ Card to Help Businesses Earn Rewards For Getting Invoices Paid Faster

C2FO is the world's largest working capital platform that helps companies collaborate with their suppliers and customers to improve cash flow by determining the best time and terms for payments. The company offers two main products, the early payment program and the newly released CashFlow+™ Card — both of which provide companies, their suppliers and their customers with more control and flexibility over working capital. Accelerated funds enable businesses to grow at... read more »

REPAY: Digital Payment Solutions That Enhance Credit Union Platforms and Enable B2B Virtual Card Transactions

REPAY: Digital Payment Solutions That Enhance Credit Union Platforms and Enable B2B Virtual Card Transactions

Small businesses and credit unions often don't find the solutions they need with corporate digital payment providers. REPAY makes its real-time omnichannel card solutions more accessible to businesses and organizations so they can make and accept payments and serve more customers. The platform integrates inbound acceptance of payments and outbound B2B virtual card payments with existing accounting and management software. That means REPAY gives businesses even more... read more »

DailyPay Allows Employers to Provide Instant, Transparent Payments to Their Workers

DailyPay Allows Employers to Provide Instant, Transparent Payments to Their Workers

Millions of American hourly workers have to wait between paychecks to receive the money they have earned. DailyPay changes that by offering workers access to their wages as soon as they are earned. Workers can take out funds instantly for a fee of just $2.99 to pay bills and avoid late or overdraft fees. The platform also provides businesses with automated solutions to facilitate instant payments, leading to increased transparency and productivity. Living paycheck to... read more »

VizyPay Empowers Small Businesses Through Simplified, Transparent Payment Processing Solutions

VizyPay Empowers Small Businesses Through Simplified, Transparent Payment Processing Solutions

Inexperienced small businesses can often be subject to hidden fees and billing expenses when processing their customers’ credit card payments. VizyPay gives businesses — especially those in small towns and rural areas — a chance to maximize their operating potential and reduce unnecessary expenditures through simplified credit card payment strategies. Clients can choose from several options depending on their particular needs. Businesses in rural communities... read more »

Entrust Delivers on Card Issuance and Digital Protection Following The Great Payments Disruption

Entrust Delivers on Card Issuance and Digital Protection Following The Great Payments Disruption

Entrust is a leading force in providing technologies to establish trusted identities and conduct highly secure transactions. That includes software and hardware for issuing financial cards, e-passport production, and user authentication. In a recent report titled “The Great Payments Disruption,” Entrust addressed how several digital factors are shaking up the traditional payment standards and suggests ways to reduce unwanted friction and how to adapt to these... read more »

PAAY Enables Merchants to Safeguard Payments Through Its Advanced 3-D Secure Authentication

PAAY Enables Merchants to Safeguard Payments Through Its Advanced 3-D Secure Authentication

Digitalization of payment processing has seen an increased wave of payment fraud in recent years. While this has led to stricter security protocols, it has also made payments systems more frustrating for customers and merchants alike. PAAY’s 3-D Secure authentication not only shields merchants from chargeback risks, but also makes the customer purchasing experience run faster and with less friction. When it comes to digital payment authorization for card-not-present... read more »

Revuto Virtual Debit Cards Give Users and Businesses Greater Control Over Subscription Payments

Revuto Virtual Debit Cards Give Users and Businesses Greater Control Over Subscription Payments

For those plagued by the over-saturation of subscription services like Netflix and others, Revuto presents a solution for managing expenses. People who wish to use subscriptions on a limited basis or pause their accounts when needed can take advantage of Revuto’s unique capabilities. The company’s benefits can currently only be used in regions outside the United States, but Revuto expects to enter the US market in the near future. Over the last decade or so,... read more »

Dwolla Offers Real-Time Payments and Open-Banking Enabled Products Through Its Innovative Platform

Dwolla Offers Real-Time Payments and Open-Banking Enabled Products Through Its Innovative Platform

The Dwolla payments platform aims to cut out all intermediaries to easily send funds between accounts with no credit card fees. Dwolla uses account-to-account payment technology to help drive the open banking initiatives in the US for connected, fast, and safe payment solutions. Clients can send and receive funds from any payment account that can settle in real-time. Dwolla has grown substantially as a payments platform since its national launch in 2010, but its... read more »

Contour&#8217;s Decentralized Network Streamlines Global Trade Finance by Digitizing Letters of Credit

Contour’s Decentralized Network Streamlines Global Trade Finance by Digitizing Letters of Credit

The $18 trillion-plus global trade market is one of the last holdouts to digital transformation in the financial system. But paper-based letters of credit that protect international transactions sometimes take weeks to process. Contour digitizes letters of credit through its decentralized network based on distributed ledger technology, saving time and money while ensuring all parties stay in sync. Contour makes global trade more efficient, opening up opportunities for... read more »

Helcim Supports Small and Medium Businesses with its Affordable, Transparent Payment Solutions

Helcim Supports Small and Medium Businesses with its Affordable, Transparent Payment Solutions

Helcim helps small and medium sized businesses navigate payment processing in a transparent and honest way. Businesses can accept payments in person, online, over the phone, or through invoices without any further hassle. Customer service is a priority for Helcim, and the company invests in five-star service every step of the way. Helcim offers all of this through an affordable, transparent rate available to everyone, no matter how small your business. The Covid-19... read more »

Fiserv CardHub: A Seamless Card Management Platform That Helps Issuers Compete for Customers

Fiserv CardHub: A Seamless Card Management Platform That Helps Issuers Compete for Customers

Thousands of clients count on Fiserv for payment processing technology and services that anticipate market trends. Fiserv continues that commitment with CardHub, a platform for card issuers that enables consumers to seamlessly access, use, and manage their credit and debit cards. CardHub is suitable for issuers of all sizes and offers scalable, future-focused technology to help clients claim more market share. As digital transactions become more ubiquitous worldwide,... read more »

Maroo Streamlines Wedding Planning and Offers Payment Flexibility That Benefits Couples and Vendors

Maroo Streamlines Wedding Planning and Offers Payment Flexibility That Benefits Couples and Vendors

Getting married should be a memorable experience, but organizing and paying for vendors often causes stress for couples. Maroo reduces that stress by providing a unified solution for managing and paying wedding costs. The platform enables wedding businesses to include buy now, pay later (BNPL) features to win more business. It also modernizes wedding planning by making payments more predictable and less burdensome for couples. Wedding planning has always been a... read more »

SoftPoint POS Simplifies Credit Card Payments for SMBs Without Disrupting Legacy Systems

SoftPoint POS Simplifies Credit Card Payments for SMBs Without Disrupting Legacy Systems

Many hospitality businesses want to modernize their EMV payment infrastructure without converting their legacy systems. SoftPoint point-of-sale systems simplify that process by allowing clients to accept a wide variety of payment types alongside credit cards. SoftPoint technology also offers simplified ordering tools for restaurants that save customers and staff time. Restaurants that leverage SoftPoint solutions can also help their employees earn more tips by using a... read more »

Clearing The Confusion About Buy Now, Pay Later &#038; Credit Reporting

Clearing The Confusion About Buy Now, Pay Later & Credit Reporting

In late 2021, Equifax issued a press release indicating it would be the first of the credit bureaus to allow Buy Now, Pay Later accounts to be added to its credit reports. That set off a flurry of articles by bloggers and reputable websites seeking to capitalize on the news regarding this relatively new method of payment.  Unfortunately, many of the articles published before and after the Equifax release contain factual errors and assumptions about Buy Now, Pay Later and their... read more »

How to Pay Your Credit Card Bill in 2025

How to Pay Your Credit Card Bill in 2025

After using your credit card to make a purchase or to withdraw cash, you will need to make at least the minimum requested payment in about 30 days to keep the account in good standing.  The fastest way to pay your bill is online or in person. You won't have to wait on the phone and go through the recorded prompts or speak to a customer service agent, both of which can take a long time.  Payment Information For Every Major Card Issuer You have several payment options... read more »

Primer Payments Automation Helps Merchants Manage Multiple Providers and Optimize Card Experiences

Primer Payments Automation Helps Merchants Manage Multiple Providers and Optimize Card Experiences

Digital transformation in financial services has led to an explosion of innovation in the payments industry. But until fast-growing Primer arrived in 2020, taking advantage of it was a challenge for merchants. Primer manages multiple providers and services on a single platform, enabling merchants to build custom payment flows and maintain a unified checkout for customers. Plus, actionable data generated by the secure Primer platform helps merchants choose the best... read more »

BigTime Software Provides Convenient Credit Card Processing Solutions and Project Management Tools

BigTime Software Provides Convenient Credit Card Processing Solutions and Project Management Tools

BigTime software allows firms to easily invoice their customers and quickly collect digital credit card payments. Consumers can click on a branded online payment link on BigTime invoices, and entrepreneurs can embed a payment portal on their websites. The software includes internal time tracking tools that offer visibility into project profitability, allowing firms to spend time and money more effectively. BigTime aims to create a streamlined process and a professional... read more »