Payments Research

AR perception gap

Mind the gap: AR dept modernization is more talk than walk

By Jeff Domansky AR departments talk a lot about AR automation, integrated payments, efficiency, and saving money. However, new research from Billtrust shows there may be a lot ...
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fastest-growing mobile wallets

Report: Guess where the fastest-growing mobile wallets are?

By Jeff Domansky With more than 2.8 billion mobile wallets in use worldwide at the end of 2020 and the impact of the pandemic, you’d think US consumers ...
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cash flow problems

Cash flow constrictions cramping small business growth

By Jeff Domansky The majority of small businesses in six countries (60%) experience cash flow issues at some point, so it’s no surprise 89% of small business owners ...
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Consumer payment fails

Research: What consumers say about bill payments? Fail

By Jeff Domansky A new bill payment study shows US consumers struggling with cumbersome bill pay processes and wanting faster, easier bill payments more in line with their ...
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hardship payments

Consumers in hardship programs continued payments during Covid

By Jeff Domansky The pandemic imposed terrible health and financial hardships on consumers everywhere, with an estimated 7.48% of US mortgage accounts in “hardship status” by May 2020. ...
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Southeast Asia economies

Quick take: SE Asia’s e-commerce goldrush

By Jeff Domansky As excitement builds regarding a return to “normal,” it’s helpful to look around the globe and see which economies are poised to rebound the fastest. ...
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packing for business travel

New research: Luggage packed, business travelers raring to go

By Jeff Domansky, May 4, 2021 Despite the impact of Covid 19, 84% of business travelers are keen to travel with proper pandemic protection. New research shows 93% ...
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business optimism post-Covid

US small business Covid-19 payment perspectives

By Douglas Hall, Publisher, PaymentsNEXT A new report from The Strawhecker Group (TSG) and the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) reflects the impact of the pandemic on payments and ...
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economic recovery

Intuit QuickBooks survey: US Small business recovery building momentum

By Jeff Domansky, April 27, 2021 It’s financial results season, and it’s not just big business seeing an economic recovery underway. A new report from Intuit QuickBooks by ...
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Afraid of our finances?

How big is our fear of financial fees?

By Jeff Domansky, April 19, 2021 April is National Financial Literacy Month in the US, and we can all forget about the fear of missing out (FOMO) on ...
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