Consumer Payments Automation (CPA): Paper or Plastic?

PayStream's research study reveals that improved payment offerings not only provide ways for consumer businesses to get paid faster with less cost, but can also offer a competitive differentiation.

The changing consumer payment landscape poses a number of important questions for billers. How should they react to the new preference and demands? Which payment channels should billers support and promote? Should they consider imposing transaction fees? Should they offer online credit card payments? Should they seek a consolidated offering from a single provider or look for multiple providers?

Targeted to financial managers who want to explore opportunities to improve consumer billing and paments, the report provides a comprehensive picture of trends altering the payment landscape. The 70-page report also features profiles of six leading vendors in this space who offer automated payments solutions: CheckFree Corporation, ClearTran, EDS, Fort Knox National Company, KUBRA and Online Resources Corporation.