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B2B Payments Drive Instant Payments, Crypto Innovation

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New payment rails are once again in the spotlight as real-time payments and cryptocurrency emerge as the top focuses for innovators. In this week’s look at payment rails innovation, the European Union begins paving the way for greater crypto adoption, while Mastercard expands its own crypto accelerator initiative.

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REPORT: Payments Orchestration Optimizes Digital Payments Efficiencies, Boosts ROI

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In the November edition of the Payments Orchestration Playbook , PYMNTS examines how payments orchestration is emerging as an effective way to help bring firms up to speed as they find their digital operations wanting. Across The Payments Orchestration Ecosystem. percent until 2025, when it is poised to reach $42.9

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How Retailers Could Turn Smart Vending Into A $15B Market By 2025

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In the unattended retail space, vending operators are also becoming more aware of the shifting behaviors of their shoppers and the need for swift and digital payment options. The estimated value of the global intelligent vending machine market by 2025 is $15 billion.

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Taking Real-Time Payment Rails To The Tipping Point

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Real-time payments are imperative for running successful operations in today’s global ecosystem. Digital payments sent internationally are expected to move past $1 trillion in 2025, but getting to that point will require support from payment providers, regulators and other such firms still building out the necessary infrastructure.

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Cedar CEO: Paper Forms And ‘Clunky’ Medical Bills Won’t Exist In 2025

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Otto said medical practices that use Cedar’s payments platform report a 96 percent customer satisfaction rate versus an industry average that scores lower than your state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. Otto said payment rates average 30 percent to 40 percent in most health systems and take more than three billing cycles (60 days) to collect.

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Western Union Heads To The Cloud To Make B2B Payments Faster

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Digital payments are growing ever more widespread, with the global digital payments market increasing by more than 50 percent in the past three years to hit $4.7 This growth is not expected to slow down anytime soon, with eCommerce and its associated digital payments expected to hit $4.5 billion by 2025, up from $74.4

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NEN Widens USAT Partnership For Cashless Payments Growth

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Cashless payments firm USA Technologies (USAT) is expanding its partnership with amusement kiosk operator National Entertainment Network (NEN) to bring expanded cashless payment options to more vending machines and devices, the companies announced in a press release on Friday (Nov. and Puerto Rico.