Payments Research

mortgage payments key during pandemic

Covid-19 spending: Mortgages mattered most in US

By Jeff Domansky, April 15, 2021 According to new research, when it comes to consumer spending priorities during Covid-19, mortgages mattered most, followed by car loans and credit ...
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coronavirus storm

$1400 stimulus check won’t cover one month of bills

By Jeff Domansky, March 8, 2021 As the US Congress gets ready to finalize the newest stimulus package, a new report from doxo shows the relief will last ...
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payments future unpredictable

How have payments changed in the past 10 months?

By Jeff Domansky, Feb 16, 2021 We’ve got a roundup of expert perspectives on how payments changed in 2020 and what’s on the horizon for e-commerce and brick-and-mortar ...
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False declines cost billions in lost revenue

Shocking cost of lost business from false customer declines

By Jeff Domansky, Jan 15, 2021 New research from Forter shows merchants losing billions of dollars in missed opportunities as they struggle to balance the growing incidence and ...
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false payment declines hurt business

False declines cost merchants $20.3 billion

By Jeff Domansky, Jane 4, 2021 New research from Checkout.com and Oxford Economics shows that disconnected payments cost merchants more than $20.3 billion in the US, UK, France, ...
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2020 better forgotten

2020 year-end global payments news roundup

Dec 30, 2020 As 2020 fades into the rearview mirror, we’ve got a last look at a year notable for the stories of struggle, resilience, and survival in ...
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SE Asia e-commerce growth is substantial

Pandemic pushes dynamic e-commerce growth ahead in SE Asia

By Jeff Domansky, Dec 17, 2020 Prior to the pandemic, the economies of SE Asia were booming, and e-commerce was showing substantial growth as well. A new PPRO ...
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AvidXchange Middle Market Spending Trends report

AvidXchange research sees potential economic recovery ahead

By Jeff Domansky, Nov 24, 2020 Based on data from more than 12 million payments processed annually through the AvidPay Network, research shows middle-market spending is recovering to a ...
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missed bill payments growing due to COVID-19

42% skipped a bill payment during the US pandemic

In the first seven months of the pandemic, more than half of American consumers (57%) have unfortunately seen a reduction in their income, and 42% have missed at ...
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COVID-19 reducing cash usage

How low will cash usage go?

New research suggests 58% of US consumers will stop using cash after the coronavirus pandemic ends. According to the September 2020 study by Travis Credit Union (TCU), consumers ...
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