Retailers providing cash-back services at the point of sale fill a void for many consumers who may live in so-called banking deserts, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says in a recent report on the service. Some, however, charge a fee for that access, among other banking hurdles. The Cash-back Fees …

European banks are beginning to roll out a new digital wallet called wero that initially provides account-to-account payments and is expected to be expanded to retail payments as well. If so, wero could prove to be a competitive threat to Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc., which dominate European payments, raising …

Retailers providing cash-back services at the point of sale fill a void for many consumers who may live in so-called banking deserts, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says in a new report on the service. Some, however, charge a fee for that access, along with other banking hurdles. The Cash-back …

As bakery chain Paris Baguette refreshes its rewards program and its mobile app, its online-ordering process has also been updated with help from Olo Inc. In related news, Elo Touch Solutions Inc. releases a 22-inch contactless payment-enabled device. Moonachie, N.J.-based Paris Baguette, which has 160 U.S. locations, according to its …

Jifiti, a provider of embedded-financing solutions, is giving a new twist to the buy now, pay later trend with the introduction of Tap Now, Pay Later, a financing tool for large-ticket purchases. Examples include home-remodeling projects, in which funds are loaded into a consumer’s digital wallet via a virtual credit …

The restaurant and related hospitality market has attracted plenty of attention the past few years from payment platforms, rendering the market one of the hottest in the field of digital payments and marketing. And the trend shows no signs of cooling off, as processors and related service providers look to …

Ingenico, one of the world’s largest makers of point-of-sale transaction devices, said early Tuesday it has worked with Visa Inc. to integrate its Axium terminal software with a payment platform operated by Cybersource, Visa’s commerce and fraud-management unit. The move promises to offer, from a single platform, a service that …

Bitcoin Depot Inc., a Bitcoin ATM operator, has expanded the footprint of its BDCheckout program to more than 400 retail locations in Iowa and Louisiana. BDCheckout enables consumers to fund digital wallets with cryptocurrency at checkout through Bitcoin Depot’s network of merchants. Consumers can access BDCheckout at 246 convenience stores …