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Online shoppers spent a record $24.1 billion during Amazon.com Inc.’s annual Prime Day sales event, a more than 30% increase from a year ago, according to data compiled by Adobe Analytics, which tracks the epic sales event. The final sales tally for the four-day extravaganza was more than twice what …
July, 2025
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14 July
Zelle Adds 178 Financial Institutions in Six Months
Zelle, the 7-year-old peer-to-peer payments service, has added another 178 banks and credit unions to its list of Zelle participants, the service announced Monday. Zelle, launched in 2017 by Early Warning Services LLC, says this bumps to more than 2,300 the number of financial institutions that offer the service. Zelle …
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14 July
Pappas Picks Tabit l and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/14/25
Pappas Restaurants said it has selected Tabit as its core technology provider for all of its dining chains. These include Pappadeaux’s Seafood Kitchen, Pappasito’s Cantina, Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, and Pappas Bar-B-Q. The offering includes a heavy emphasis on a mobile point of sale. Fiserv Inc. announced it has added workforce-management capabilities to its …
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11 July
Caesars Sportsbook Adds a Digital Wallet to Its Betting App
Caesars Sportsbook is rolling out a universal digital wallet for its mobile betting app that will allow Nevada-based users to fund their wagers directly from their smart phones or tablets. Users will also be able to manage their funds and Caesars rewards through the wallet and track their activity across …
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11 July
A Suit Is Dismissed Claiming Apple, Mastercard, And Visa Worked to Hold Fees in Place
An Illinois merchant’s allegations that Apple Inc., Mastercard Inc., and Visa Inc. worked to artificially maintain pricing by agreeing to funnel Apple Pay transactions via the two card networks was dismissed this week by a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Filed in December …
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11 July
Helcim’s Latest Smart POS Terminal and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/11/25
The point-of-sale provider Helcim Inc. launched Smart Terminal, a handheld POS device aimed at smaller merchants. Under a new agreement, acquirer Sona said it will offer merchant services to businesses that are members of Vancity, said to be one of Canada’s largest credit unions. Sona was acquired last year by Celero Commerce. The law …
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10 July
Powering the Next Generation of Payment Monetization: Maverick Payments Empowers ISVs with a White-Labeled Payment Stack
The payments landscape is rapidly evolving, moving beyond simple transaction processing to a holistic ecosystem of financial services. Maverick Payments is championing a new era for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), providing them with a robust, white labeled payment stack designed to unlock significant monetization opportunities and enhance customer stickiness. “We’re …
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10 July
New Generation Rolls Out Its Agentic Commerce Platform
New Generation, a technology company that creates AI-native storefronts for merchants, unveiled its agentic-commerce platform early Thursday. The platform allows AI agents to securely check out from merchant Web sites. The company is working with Visa Inc. to enable payments through its platform, handle identity checks, and provide fraud protection …
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10 July
Paze Lines Up Payfinia to Expand Its Digital Wallet to Credit Unions
Paze, the digital wallet from Early Warning Services LLC, says it is working with Payfinia, a unit of banking-services provider Tyfone Inc., to expand its reach. Payfinia, formed by Tyfone in 2024 to provide real-time payments technology, has helped line up Star One Credit Union, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based financial institution, …
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10 July
Nuvei Expands flaconi Role and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/10/25
Canada-based processor Nuvei Corp. said it will support payments for beauty and fragrance merchant flaconi in additional European markets. Nuvei already processes for the merchant in Germany, Austria, Poland, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Belgium. So far this year, the merchant has expanded to Denmark, Sweden, Finland, the Czech Republic, and Italy. …
