News

June, 2025

• 19 June

  Embedded lending as a growth strategy for ISVs – how to maximize revenue potential

  

  Steven Velasquez, Head and Senior Vice President of Partner Business Development – U.S. Bank | Elavon As consumer expectations for seamless buying experiences continue to rise, independent software vendors (ISVs) that embed payments into their platforms position themselves to capture greater market share in a growing and increasingly competitive software …
• 19 June

  Wyndham Franchisees Tap Into Elavon’s Cloud-based Technology

  

  Elavon Inc. announced Thursday it is expanding its two-decades-old-relationship with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts by making its Cloud Payments Interface available to more than 6,000 Wyndham franchisees in the United States and Canada. The scalable, cloud-based technology supports mobile check-in, reduces overhead costs, and minimizes security issues, the Atlanta-based merchant-services …
• 19 June

  The Future of Stablecoins Hangs on Action From Congress

  

  With action Tuesday by the U.S. Senate to pass the GENIUS Act, the move to establish rules that would govern the burgeoning stablecoin industry now transits to the U.S. House of Representatives, where lawmakers have developed their own set of rules, the STABLE Act. Meanwhile, stablecoin-market participants are looking to the …
• 19 June

  LendingClub’s New Debit Card and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/19/25

  

  LendingClub Corp. said its LendingClub Bank unit introduced LevelUp Checking, which includes a debit card. LendingClub specializes in personal loans. LevelUp Checking users with one of these personal loans could receive up to 2% of their monthly payment in cash back when making on-time payments from the checking account. HungerRush, a …
• 18 June

  North Developer Is Your Destination for Real Payments Power

  

  There is expanding opportunity for ISVs working in the payments space. The demand for new payment options has driven explosive growth in API-first approaches to processing. This is a field dominated by new thinking, and it’s where ISV and developer opportunities live. But ideas are not enough. Having the right …
• 18 June

  Ring, Ring—It’s Klarna Calling

  

  Add another unique service to Klarna AB’s product roster. The buy now, pay later specialist is adding mobile-phone service to its product list. A waitlist is available now, with a launch expected in coming weeks, Klarna says. The United Kingdom and Germany are expected to follow. Klarna hopes to tap …
• 18 June

  Early Warning’s Paze Gets a Big Boost From Fiserv

  

  Fiserv Inc. announced late Tuesday it will begin offering Paze, the online-payment system from Early Warning Services LLC, to financial institutions. Fiserv will, in addition, support Paze across its e-commerce payments platform. The collaboration with Fiserv is expected to help Paze significantly expand its reach to banks and credit unions …
• 18 June

  Windows SoftPOS at Nebraska Furniture Mart and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/18/25

  

  Felix Payment Systems Ltd. launched what it says is the industry’s first deployment of a Windows-based softPOS solution. The deployment came in collaboration with Nebraska Furniture Mart and technology company HP Inc. SoftPOS allows merchants to accept contactless payments on an ordinary mobile phone. Celerant Technology Corp. released version 2.8.2 of its point-of-sale technology, …
• 17 June

  U.S. Consumers Embrace Digital Remittances, According to Visa Research

  

  Some 55% of remittance-sending consumers expect to send more or the same amount of money overseas in 2025, says Visa Inc.’s “2025 Digital Remittances Adoption Report.” In 2024, global remittances totaled $905 billion, up from $865 billion in 2023, according to the World Bank, a 4.6% increase. In the United …
• 17 June

  Eye on Service Businesses: eTip Employs Visa Direct for Wallet Tipping; iWallet’s Recurring ACH Option

  

  The U.S. services industry is huge—more than 135 million Americans in the field, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics—and ensuring they are paid is a key role for the payments industry. Two payments companies are helping with new services. Digital tipping platform eTip’s integration with Visa Direct allows …