PAYMENT INSTRUMENTS AND THEIR USAGE IN SMEs – ВENEFITS AND СHALLENGES Cover Image

ПЛАТЕЖНИ ИНСТРУМЕНТИ И ИЗПОЛЗВАНЕТО ИМ В МСП – ПРЕДИМСТВА И ПРЕДИЗВИКАТЕЛСТВА
PAYMENT INSTRUMENTS AND THEIR USAGE IN SMEs – ВENEFITS AND СHALLENGES

Author(s): Tanya Genova
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management, Financial Markets
Published by: Висше училище по застраховане и финанси (ВУЗФ)
Keywords: payment instruments; payment cards; innovative technologies; electronic payments; small and medium-sized enterprises

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the types of payment instruments and the benefits and challenges for SMEs in accepting electronic payments. The article provides a general description of the payment instruments and their types, the card payment mechanism, and its participants, as well as the innovative technologies for card payments. It specifies the main benefits and obstacles to the wider penetration and use of electronic payment instruments by SMEs in Bulgaria. The trends in the development of electronic payments and their significance for the competitiveness of SMEs are shown.

  • Issue Year: 7/2022
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 49-70
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: English
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