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Walmart Stores Add VanillaDirect Network Bill-Pay Feature

Walmart is offering a new bill-pay feature for “un- and under-banked customers,” it blogged Tuesday. Offered through the retailer's 4,700 stores, the InComm Payments’ VanillaDirect network allows customers to pay bills or fund a variety of prepaid accounts by scanning…

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a barcode tied to their account either via a paper copy or on a mobile device at a customer service desk or money center. Customers complete the payment with cash, and funds are transferred electronically through a consolidated settlement. The VanillaDirect network includes more than 15,000 billers and account providers in sectors including utilities, telecommunication, tolling, banking, rental companies and insurance providers, Walmart said.