70% Prefer In-Person Shopping And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/30/23

Sixty-three percent of consumers in a survey of U.S., U.K., and German shoppers say they prefer to shop in person rather than online, with 70% of U.S. shoppers saying so. The results, released by payments platform Digital River, stemmed from a canvass of 3,000 consumers across the three countries.
Garmin launched its Venu 3 and Venu 3S smart watches, which among other features include the Garmin Pay contactless payment capability.
Bank of America Corp. introduced its Global Digital Disbursements feature for clients holding accounts at the bank’s Canada branch. The payments feature relies on the e-Transfer capability of Interac, the national Canadian payments network.
Weave, a business platform for medical practices, launched Scan to Pay, a QR-code scanning capability for payment acceptance.
Mastercard Inc. has certified the Idex Biometrics Payment Card, Idex Biometrics ASA announced. The card includes a sensor for fingerprint identification to authenticate transactions. More than 15 card manufacturers and resellers have signed up to support the card, Idex says.
Innovative Payments Solutions Inc. announced a reverse stock split in the ratio of one post-split share for every 30 pre-split shares. The move was effective at 8 a.m. Wednesday.

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