The easier the method of payment, the more consumers tend to spend.
This strategy requires very visible signage, some nifty software that distinguishes the method of payment, and ultra-clear communication with customers about the reason for the difference so they don't feel they're being whacked unfairly.
Since the company launched the Alpha of Facebook Credits in May of 2009, the company has worked with a small number of developers in rolling out the institution of Credits as the method of payment for online games hosted by Facebook.
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But the research also shows that tip size is affected by the size of the dining party (larger groups tip more), the method of payment (credit cards yield higher percentages than checks or cash), and by the amount of alcohol consumed (not surprisingly).
The best method of payment abroad is a credit card, which offers the best policies and protections against fraud and theft.
Apacs says that chip-and-pin remains the safest method of payment for goods and services but was never claimed to be foolproof.
The prepaid card is the fastest growing non-cash method of payment, according to the Federal Reserve.
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The structure of the charges can vary depending on payment method (by direct debit, pre-payment meter, or credit transfer such as cheque), on whether it is an internet-only tariff, which part of the country the customer lives in, if the deal involves a fixed price, when the deal was launched, how long it lasts, and so on.
To use the annualized income installment method, you complete a worksheet at the end of each payment period and figure the payment due.
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With its method of payment for the children's health care initiative, Congress has put the tobacco industry in a pickle.
They turn to things like pre-paid debit cards which according to the Federal Reserve is the fastest growing non-cash method of payment.
In September 2010, Credits passed a milestone when it became the exclusive payment method for most of the games created by Zynga, the No. 1 developer of Facebook applications.
With a growing number of local bars and restaurants accepting Bitcoin as a valid method of payment, Foodler is now offering its users the option of paying with Bitcoin at Foodler.com and via the Foodler iPhone app.
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Why should retailers in particular bear the cost of gearing up to support this new payment method?
They know that retail merchants will not adopt a new payment method that only works with the subscribers of just one mobile operator and therefore excludes maybe three out of four customers in their store.
To be successful, PayPal will need to convince users that its low hassle payment method is better than the old stale version of transacting.
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So with the method now chosen and the site selected, the question became one of payment.
The government is also switching increasingly to a "payment by results" method of working, whereby voluntary agencies are paid only if they are successful in cutting reoffending.
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The proposed regulations provide that if a taxpayer sells an interest in an S corporation or partnership interest on the installment method, any adjustment to net gain is computed in the year of sale and is taken into account proportionately as each payment is received and gain is recognized.
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