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Research and Markets: New Research on the Status of Walk-In Bill Payment and the Rise of Online and Mobile Bill Payment Services in the U.S.
[December 10, 2014]

Research and Markets: New Research on the Status of Walk-In Bill Payment and the Rise of Online and Mobile Bill Payment Services in the U.S.


Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8rpm86/walkin_and) has announced the addition of the "Walk-In and Alternative Bill Payments in the United States" report to their offering.

Walk-in payment services provide a means for consumers who lack accounts at formal financial institutions or have limited access to banks to pay their bills. They also provide billers an efficient way to reach their customers. As consumers have adopted new technologies like smartphones and tablets in recent years, the ability to pay bills remotely at their convenience has become critical to keep them satisfied. Mercator Advisory Group's review of leading third-party bill-payment providers finds that online bill payment is now driving the growing alternative bill-payment market and mobile bill payment is on the cusp of expansion.

Walk-In and Alternative Bill Payments in the United States delves into the traditional walk-in bill payments market and the core constituency that drives the business, the unbanked and underbanked consmer. The report provides a perspective of the walk-in bill payment market transactions, dollar volume, and revenue. In addition, it highlights changing trends in the market compared to 2011. It also focuses on one of the new market verticals, healthcare payments arising from the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). A portion of the report then explores the major vendors operating in the walk-in bill payment market. The final section looks into alternative bill payments (specifically online and mobile) and highlights the major growth in the online channel and the consumer attitudes towards alternative bill payments.



Highlights of the report include:

  • Exploration of the unbanked and underbanked segments, in terms of sizing and impact on walk-in bill payments
  • Analysis of factors impacting the walk-in bill payment market
  • Review of the new healthcare payments segment and its impact on walk-in bill payments
  • Comparison of the leading walk-in bill payments vendors/processors
  • Discussion of alternative bill payments and specifically how the online segment has grown and where the mobile segment is headed

Key Topics Covered:


1. Executive Summary

2. Introduction

3. The Unbanked and Underbanked Landscape in the U.S.

4. Current Size of the U.S. Walk-In Bill Payment Market

5. The Potential Magnitude of the Walk-In Bill Payment Market

6. Factors Influencing the Growth of the Walk-In Bill Payment Market

7. Profiling the U.S. Walk-In Bill Payment Ecosystem

8. Alternative Bill Payment Has Already Taken Off

9. Conclusions

Companies Mentioned

epay

FIS Online Biller Direct

Fiserv CheckFreePay

Fiserv MyCheckFree

GreenDot MoneyPak

Intuit (News - Alert) Check

Intuit PayTrust

Moneygram

PayNearMe

PreCash

Quicken Bill Pay

Softgate Systems

Tio Networks

Western Union (News - Alert)

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8rpm86/walkin_and.


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