03 August 2017
Positive Impact Recap | Veterans and Military Support
Our Positive Impact July 2017 centered around support for veterans and current military by working with Volunteers of America, specifically their Chicago Veterans Services branch. Their mission is to help end and prevent veterans from becoming homeless by providing a wide array of well-designed and managed services to meet the specific needs of veterans. The …
28 July 2017
How Healthcare Payment Processing Can Affect Your Medical Practice
With so many options in the marketplace, managing your healthcare payment processing needs can seem overwhelming for many medical professionals. Besides the top-notch medical care that your patients receive, it’s imperative (and responsible) to consider the ways in which healthcare payment processing can affect your medical practice in both how your patients are paying you …
17 July 2017
Positive Impact Recap | Alzheimer’s Disease Research and Awareness
Our Positive Impact June 2017 efforts on Alzheimer’s Disease Research and Awareness by working with the Alzheimer’s Association’s Chicago chapter for their 15th Annual Forget-Me-Not Days. The Payline team set out to inform the community about Alzheimer’s Disease which affects more than 5 million Americans. During our service project, members of the Payline team collected donations …
13 July 2017
When is the Right Time to Scale Your Business? | Podcast
A business is not a simply a product. A business is a living organism that requires steady growth. Or does it? The short answer is: Yes. It may be tempting to keep a business stationary when it has hit a good stride, but that may not be realistic. In our latest podcast, Payline’s Head of …
28 June 2017
Go From Brick to Click With Our Online Payment Processing Infographic
Becoming an eCommerce business is as easy as 1-2-3 when you have the right online payment processing tools at your disposal. While many business options present themselves to consumers when seeking a specific product or service, some methods have more traction than others. eCommerce solutions are playing a starring role in how consumers interact with …
27 June 2017
Where Do Old-School ACH Payment Methods Fit in the Hip Future of FinTech?
ACH payments are not a new concept, nor are they the sexiest trend in the rapidly-evolving FinTech ecosystem. Electronic checks have received a bad rap for not being innovative enough, but advancements and investments in the ACH payment network have taken this technology back to the forefront of many B2B payments discussions. Whether it be …
20 June 2017
How Tech Companies’ Biometrics Investments Are Shaping Payment Processing Trends
There are a lot of trends in payment processing technology that come and go — along with plenty of companies that fizzle out after they fail to scale their solutions fast enough to meet market demands. Topping that trend chart is the use of biometrics to authenticate an identity and process payments faster, more secure …
15 June 2017
How Apple Pay Cash is Changing the Payments API Game
In April of 1976 when Apple launched, the concept of mobile payments wasn’t even a speck on Steve Jobs’ radar, especially Apple Pay Cash. The internet wouldn’t launch for more than a decade, cell phones weren’t in everyone’s hands, and the concept of a smartphone was farfetched. Fast forward 40 years, throw in the concept …
12 June 2017
How Banks Can Be Less Vulnerable to Rising Trends Among Millennials
With so much focus on traditional and mobile card processing products, banks may be missing the boat on one population that’s quickly becoming more relevant in the financial fold: Millennials. The problem with millennials, of course, is that all banks know they need to start catering to their needs. After all, this is the population …
12 June 2017
Payment Processing Tech and Retail are Getting an Augmented Reality Check
What compels the consumer experience? Payment processing technology, product variety, something else? There are several popular and accurate answers to this question, but one of the more obvious ones is convenience. Between browsing and checking out and paying, the goal for merchants should be to provide a customer experience with as little friction as possible. …