payment services

Money transfer systems

Payment services are systems and businesses that facilitate the transfer of money between parties.

The term covers a broad range: credit card processing, digital wallets, wire transfers, mobile payment apps, and check clearing.

Banks provide payment services, but so do companies like PayPal and Venmo.

The company offers payment services to small businesses.

commerce

merchant

One who sells wares

purchase · transaction · retail · e-commerce · point-of-sale · acquiring · issuing · chargeback · refund · receipt

digital

e-wallet

Electronic payment storage system

  • PayPalOnline money transfer platform
  • VenmoMobile payment service
  • ZelleBank-linked payment app

Apple Pay · Google Pay · QR code · NFC · contactless · tap-to-pay · virtual card · tokenization · peer-to-peer · digital currency

banking

transactions

Exchanges of value

remittance · clearing · settlement · account · balance · ledger · cheque · savings · loan · overdraft

convenience

seamless

Without visible joins

contactless · frictionless · real-time · automated · streamlined · user-friendly · accessibility · omnichannel · express checkout

infrastructure

APIs

Software communication protocols

  • PSPSony handheld console
  • acquirerOne who obtains possession
  • issuerOne who distributes officially

card network · Visa · Mastercard · American Express · processor · middleware · integration · card reader · magstripe · batch processing

security

encryption

Converting data into code

fraud prevention · tokenization · CVV · PIN · risk assessment · identity verification · secure checkout · fraud detection · dispute resolution · liability protection

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Opposites
transaction method

payment servicescash in hand

Physical currency possessed now

cash payment · cash transactions · coins · paper money · hard currency

flow of value

payment servicesbilling services

Invoice and payment management

accounts receivable · debt collection · revenue collection

economic exchange type

payment servicesbarter system

Cashless exchange method

gift economy · volunteer labor · donation · charity

Family

payment, service, serve, pays, paying, payer, payers, payable, repayment

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