6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (453+ words) Americans are being asked to pay for costly medical procedures up front. Roughly 92% of U.S. health providers this year are either encouraging prepayment, requiring it, or collecting a payment method to have on file during the estimate process, The Wall Street…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (468+ words) Payment intelligence may become as valuable to insurers as payment execution itself. Watch more: Need to Know With One Inc’s Kishore Konakanchi For insurers, payments have long served as the moments when policyholders notice the mechanics of the relationship. A…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (515+ words) Merchant data is giving platforms another way to offer working capital without sending restaurants to outside lenders. Repeat borrowing suggests embedded financing is becoming part of restaurant operations rather than a source of emergency funding. As platforms expand the services…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (945+ words) Alternative underwriting that looks at payment behavior and cash flow could open dental care to patients that a single credit score would turn away. Presenting financing at the point of care keeps patients from stripping down treatment plans to hit…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (882+ words) Three-quarters of healthcare payouts still leave by check, costing the industry in fraud, delays and eroding patient trust. A fragmented ecosystem of insurers, providers and regulators keeps real-time disbursements stuck in legacy payout mode. CFOs recognize that card-based instant payouts…...