Discover’s Holiday Promo and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 10/21/19

Discover Network announced a holiday promotion running through December that offers discounts and other promotions to cardholders who shop at Amazon.com and at some Amazon physical stores.
Payments provider AvidXchange launched its AvidPay and AvidInvoice services for the long-term health-care and social-service industries. The services automate accounts-payable and payments processes.
Data-security specialist KnowBe4 released its list of the 10 most-clicked email subject lines as part of its third-quarter 2019 phishing report. Number one is “Password Check Required Immediately.”
Lightspeed POS Inc. acquired Australia-based Kounta Holdings Pty Ltd, which has more than 7,000 merchant locations across Australia and New Zealand. Terms were not disclosed.
Applova Inc., a hospitality point-of-sale specialist, launched the Applova Kiosk with a kitchen-display system for Elo Touchscreen displays.
POS equipment maker Star Micronics released the mCP30 printer.
Bank of America Corp. announced enhancements to its CashPro payments platform, including the ability for businesses to originate real-time payments.
ParkHub, a provider of parking technology and payments, hired Cliff Wickstrum as vice president of sales operations. Wickstrum comes to the company from ParkMobile.

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