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Why Gig Workers Prefer PayPal Over Direct Deposit

PYMNTS

PYMNTS research found that 51 percent of full-time gig workers prefer to be paid via PayPal , which outranked all other forms of payment, including direct deposit. Though many may think of apps like Zelle as ubiquitous, that really isn’t the case, according to Webster. Direct Deposit’s Rebuttal.

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Slide Insurance Deploys One Inc’s Full Suite of Digital Payments Solutions for Homeowners

Fintech Finance

With ClaimsPay, Slide policyholders will now have the flexibility of choice for their inbound claim payment, including traditional direct deposits and popular consumer payment platforms such as PayPal, Venmo, and Zelle.

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Square Cash is suddenly very much like a bank account — for the bitcoin crowd

Payments Source

By adding direct deposit for payroll, Square is diversifying the Cash app as it competes in the P-to-P space with Venmo and Zelle.

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Venmo, Zelle Book Q2 Growth, Good Signs For P2P

PYMNTS

Venmo not only had new numbers to share — along with related comments from PayPal executives — but rival Zelle has released its latest figures, and there is a new general estimate that also helps describe their recent growth in P2P payments. Zelle Growth. users by year’s end, behind Zelle’s 27.4 Venmo Growth. million U.S.

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Deep Dive: The Pressures Pushing Banks To Modernize Their Payments Infrastructures

PYMNTS

Direct deposit is the most popular among consumers at 47 percent, with PayPal, Venmo and Zelle — all of which take little to no effort from customers to receive payments — collectively accounting for 27 percent. Eight percent would be even more willing if such deposits came through in minutes.

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What is an ACH Deposit and How Does It Work?

Stax

TL;DR Nearly 93% of Americans receive payments through direct deposit; Automated Clearing House makes it simpler for employers to manage funds without handing out physical checks or dealing with pesky extra fees. Many small businesses choose ACH operators because they are more convenient than most direct deposits.

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NEW REPORT: With Zelle, FIs Looking To Be Everyone’s P2P Bae

PYMNTS

Financials services firm Visa and payment processing company Vantiv recently partnered to offer small businesses a new service called FastAccess Funding that enables merchants to have settlement payments directly deposited into their debit cards instead of waiting for funds to arrive following ACH processing.

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