Sentences with phrase «more as a payments system»

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Transitioning your business to one that uses a virtual bill and invoice payment system, for example, will save you an exponential amount of time every month, as well as keep your files more organized and easier to retrieve.

This is actually a more common problem than you might think, but it is easily remedied by a simple monitoring system, whereby work done for a client is noted and as is when payment is received.

The system is expected to allow global firms to settle payments with Chinese businesses more quickly and efficiently, replacing a patchwork of networks such as clearing banks around the world.

Founded in 1995 as ACS Merchant Services, TransFirst's comprehensive range of merchant products and services includes point - of - sale systems, online and mobile credit card processing, telephone processing solutions, payment processing equipment, secure payment processing, small business credit card processing, and more.

Sequence is used as a system of record by a diverse set of companies including mobile wallets, crypto asset exchanges, lending platforms, sharing economy apps, payment services, funding sites, asset managers, and many more.

Thus, while it initially appeared that the bill was designed to foster entrepreneurial development of decentralized systems, such as the Ethereum network, to allow individuals to reclaim some power from large companies, the bill does not accomplish that aim as it treats public and private blockchains (and possibly even legacy payment systems) equally.By opening this loophole in the definition of blockchain, Nevada does not appear to be showing any more support for the blockchain upstart community than it shows for multinational financial institutions and banks at large.

Currently, Bitcoin is still the dominant payment method for illegal goods on the cyber-criminal underground, but as the cryptocurrency's use as a payment system continues to decline, new and more efficient payment channels will take its place.

But others say that this fraud, as it stands, is more an early growing pain than a major problem for Apple Pay or other mobile payment systems down the line.

The energy use of Bitcoin, the biggest blockchain to date, is close to that of Portugal, and while other blockchain networks are more efficient, they are still an order of magnitude less so than a payment system such as Visa.

On top of that, Bitcoin has value as a payment system in itself, which gives it even more value.

And that's not all with the gamification, the payment system makes it harder and harder for miners to earn those Bitcoins as more miners contribute.

Do you see them as more of payment systems?

It is worth noting that while people under age 65 in the U.S. live in a heavily market - dominated economy where poor employment outcomes mean poverty and a lack of access to health care, almost everyone over age 65 has most of their healthcare paid for by Medicare, (a FICA tax financed, single payer system that pays providers more or less the same rates as private insurance companies and has few cost controls), more than half of their nursing home costs paid by Medicaid, (which is stingy in how much it pays providers and moderately means tested), and receives enough of a guaranteed income from the combination of Social Security and SSI payments to keep the poverty rate for people age 65 +, (even if they have no retirement savings of their own), above the poverty line, regardless of the state of the local economy.

- Administering the New York State and Local Retirement System for public employees, with more than one million members, retirees and beneficiaries and more than 3,000 employers; - Acting as sole trustee of the $ 129 billion Common Retirement Fund, one of the largest institutional investors in the world; - Maintaining the State's accounting system and administering the State's $ 12.6 billion payroll; - Issuing reports on State finances; - Managing the State's assets and issuing debt; - Reviewing State contracts and payments before they are issued; - Conducting audits of State agencies and public benefit corporations; - Overseeing the fiscal affairs of local governments, including New York City; - Overseeing the Justice Court Fund and the Oil Spill Fund Acting as custodian of more than $ 9 billion in abandoned property and restoring unclaimed funds to their rightful oSystem for public employees, with more than one million members, retirees and beneficiaries and more than 3,000 employers; - Acting as sole trustee of the $ 129 billion Common Retirement Fund, one of the largest institutional investors in the world; - Maintaining the State's accounting system and administering the State's $ 12.6 billion payroll; - Issuing reports on State finances; - Managing the State's assets and issuing debt; - Reviewing State contracts and payments before they are issued; - Conducting audits of State agencies and public benefit corporations; - Overseeing the fiscal affairs of local governments, including New York City; - Overseeing the Justice Court Fund and the Oil Spill Fund Acting as custodian of more than $ 9 billion in abandoned property and restoring unclaimed funds to their rightful osystem and administering the State's $ 12.6 billion payroll; - Issuing reports on State finances; - Managing the State's assets and issuing debt; - Reviewing State contracts and payments before they are issued; - Conducting audits of State agencies and public benefit corporations; - Overseeing the fiscal affairs of local governments, including New York City; - Overseeing the Justice Court Fund and the Oil Spill Fund Acting as custodian of more than $ 9 billion in abandoned property and restoring unclaimed funds to their rightful owners;

The site is free to join and operates a «token» based payment system, which means instead of having to pay a monthly flat fee for site membership (as with most subscription sites in this category) users can spend their tokens as they wish, meaning their money will, more often than not, go further.

As part of this the funding, allocation and payment systems are being switched from a face - to - face contact to a more web - based «self - service» system.

A: The Delphi eInvoicing System will allow for more efficient and accurate processing of grant payments, as well as real time monitoring and tracking of invoices.

Now the payment will be pages read rather than books borrowed — so will those authors who have been «gaming» the system make more, less, or the same as before?

And, more recently, seeing the UK system up very close and personal during the illness and death of both my parents, I'd say that a socialized system allows everyone in the medical system, including the doctors, to see their patients as people first much more easily than medical professionals in the US, because they do not have to worry about a person's ability to pay, or for that matter have to spend their days embroiled in payment issues with insurance companies.

Payments remain consistent, and as each debt is paid off, the remaining creditors are paid more, making it a very efficient system.

Litecoin, like Bitcoin, was created as an electronic payment system; however, transactions on the Litecoin network are processed faster and there are more litecoins in circulation than there are bitcoins.

As you set up a payment system for your debt, plan to pay more than the minimum payment even if it's just five or ten dollars.

Politically, I suppose, saying, «well, we need to ensure banks are profitable so as to ensure the solvency of the payments system» looks disturbingly like a bailout for the 1 % and is out of touch with a more populist America.

A chip credit card is useful (and more secure) for trips to countries that employ chip - and - PIN or chip - and - signature payment systems (known as EMV because it's the global standard adopted by EuroPay, MasterCard and Visa).

Personally I liked the previous cash system they used in the first game, but I am not going to mock this as it could be a far better and more beneficial system than the money payment system.

Cards can then be turned in as payment for rewards via a surprisingly deep leveling system, including profile showcases, badges, backgrounds, emoticons, game discount coupons and more.

As it becomes more expensive for manufacturers to see their devices through to end of life, will this lead to products that have a longer life span or are easier to recycle?The Hartford Courant reports, «The requirement for payment by manufacturers injects an important element of «producer responsibility,» Gov. M. Jodi Rell said in a statement, adding, «Connecticut is well on its way to implementing an innovative system for consumers to responsibly recycle electronic devices that is comprehensive, convenient and free.»»

The idea is to go deeper, measuring performance across more nuanced metrics, such as amount of spend competitively sourced, or amount of spend managed through a payments technology system.

We also include within the definition an organized system of health care in which more than one covered entity participates, and in which the participating covered entities hold themselves out to the public as participating in a joint arrangement, and in which the joint activities of the participating covered entities include at least one of the following: utilization review, in which health care decisions by participating covered entities are reviewed by other participating covered entities or by a third party on their behalf; quality assessment and improvement activities, in which treatment provided by participating covered entities is assessed by other participating covered entities or by a third party on their behalf; or payment activities, if the financial risk for delivering health care is shared in whole or in part by participating covered entities through the joint arrangement and if protected health information created or received by a covered entity is reviewed by other participating covered entities or by a third party on their behalf for the purpose of administering the sharing of financial risk.

Apart from the common one of late payment of fees by solicitors, other difficulties I face include problems of solicitors issuing general instructions such as «find out what is wrong with the heating system» and then expect a quick answer when in fact the underlying problems may be more complex.

By making a small, one - time purchase, such as a fire extinguisher, fire alarm, smoke detector, or alarm system, people can make their Chandler payments drastically less month after month, saving them endless dollars, while never spending more than that first purchase.

Regarding Bitcoin Price Predictions, Angel Investor Vinny Lingham had this to say «If the banking system as well as sovereigns such as Russia and China move to accept bitcoin as a partial alternative to the USD and the traditional banking and payment system, then we could see bitcoin easily triple over the next year going from the current $ 700 level to + $ 2,100 as the blockchains decentralised system, an inability to dilute the finite supply of bitcoins as well as low to no transaction costs gains more traction and acceptance globally.»

Hopefully we'll start to see the chip system become more prolific at payment terminals as we transition into 2018.

Litepay's website says it will be available in 41 countries, but it remains an open question as to as to how widely businesses will accept the new payment system, and more crucially,, how many consumers will opt to pay with this new, potentially more straightforward cryptocurrency - based method.

When challenged, he saw no issue with breaking the TOS (he DID buy ISK, even if he then manipulated the PayPal system to avoid payment) and perpetrating electronic fraud, justifying it by saying Paypal does not guarantee sales involving virtual goods (which isn't exactly an inarguable statement, as Terra Nova regulars will know... it's more of SOME virtual goods, not all).

On the financial side, banks have begun partnering with blockchain companies such as Ripple to make their global payment systems more efficient.

«Because emerging payment systems such as mobile and cryptocurrencies may have limited interaction with traditional financial institutions, there are more limited opportunities to detect laundering which involves them,» the filing stated.

Lightning networks are considered a promising innovation in the Bitcoin space, which would make the Bitcoin system much more scalable and able to process transactions at a high rate and low cost, and are suitable as an alternative to existing payment networks.

Advocates of Bitcoin's use as digital gold tend to agree with the near - universal consensus requirement of Bitcoin development, while individuals focused on the P2P payments aspect of the system, such as Bitcoin Classic developer Gavin Andresen, would like to see the protocol evolve more quickly — without the need for approval by nearly everyone on the network.

«Regulators may want to begin taking an active oversight role as the Bitcoin ecosystem becomes more integrated into international finance and payment systems,» concludes the study.

As Apple moves away from iPhone reliance with things like on - board SIM, offline music and contactless payments, this new Face ID system to let that Watch function more securely without an iPhone makes a lot of sense.

But don't go switching to a barter economy just yet: Aitel predicts the United States will eventually develop a more flexible (and, according to him, more secure) set of payment options that includes chip - and - PIN cards as well as online - payment systems such as Google Wallet and Paypal, and even cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.

«Instead of viewing [the blockchain] as simply a payment system, if you view it as a smart contracting system, which enables the blockchain to act as a dispute mediation system, viewing the blockchain as a judge is a lot more understandable and a lot more powerful,» said Poon at the 2016 MIT Bitcoin Expo.

As such, achieving a cheaper, more secure payment system mechanism has supplanted Bitcoin's ambition of replacing dollars.

«In a specific example, a payment service provider such as, for example, PayPal, Inc. of San Jose, Calif., may utilize a payment service provider device to perform the method 100 [PayPal's method of transferring private keys — Cointelegraph], and in some embodiments may operate in cooperation with one or more other system providers (via their system provider devices) and / or users (via their user devices) to perform the method 100 discussed below.»

Plus, a lot of companies have invested a lot of time and money into bitcoin infrastructure, such as bitcoin ATMs, bitcoin payment systems and more.

Ripple is also identified by Netherland's Central Bank as a suitable solution to have a more efficient payment system.

Now that Apple Pay has been integrated, you can use Square Cash for much more than peer - to - peer payments, as you can actually buy things from retailers, or pay for services that accept Apple's payment system.

«Because emerging payment systems such as mobile and cryptocurrencies may have limited interaction with traditional financial institutions, there are more limited opportunities to detect laundering which involves them.

Ultimately, the change has the potential to result in more sales, eBay says, as the new system will expand payment options into more markets and also offer buyers more choice in how they pay, thereby improving the shopping experience.