FIS’s Baseball Play and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/15/18

Visa Inc. is sponsoring a contest in which the winner will receive an international trip on which all expenses will be paid without using cash. Applicants must submit a short video by June 15.
Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (FIS) has extended to 2022 an agreement with Minor League Baseball to be the organization’s official payments and loyalty technology provider.
PaySimple said its PaySimple AppConnect payment-processing technology has been integrated with Improveit 360, a software package for contractors and home-improvement remodelers. The integration will allow contractors to accept payments directly on a mobile or desktop device.
Fintech banking-services provider Cashplus said it will work with payments provider Currencycloud to launch an international payments service later this year tailored for small businesses.
InAuth, a vendor of device-detection software for mobile-transaction security, said it has experienced a 161% increase in mobile traffic year-over-year, including logins, person-to-person payments, purchases, money movement, and account openings.
Plate IQ, which offers automated accounts-payable technology for restaurants, has integrated with the new Square for Restaurants point-of-sale tool from Square Inc. The integration will allow managers to view revenue from multiple locations on a single screen, among other functions.
Payments provider Nxgen International announced the opening of an office in the Northeast U.S.

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