Payments platform Dash Solutions has expanded an agreement with Visa Inc. to include a capability for Dash users to send real-time payments to cards, bank accounts, and mobile wallets using Visa Direct, Visa’s faster-payments platform. The payments fintech Bread Financial said its Comenity Capital Bank will issue Saks Fifth Avenue’s World Elite Mastercard and …

Payments provider NMI announced what it calls an “enhanced” integration with Shopify, the Canada-based e-commerce platform. The integration is meant to assure independent sales organizations and software providers that integrations comply with updated Shopify requirements. Chase Payment Solutions has brought its Tap to Pay on iPhone capability to Canada, with beauty retailer Sephora …

Maverick Payments said it is working with Visa Inc. to offer direct acquiring capability on the Visa Acceptance Platform. The new connection, expected to go live in the third quarter, will let Maverick resellers and merchants gain access to a direct link to VisaNet. Google Inc. has discontinued GPay, or Google Pay, …

The U.S. Faster Payments Council released its “Faster Payments and Financial Inclusion” survey report that found that 35% of respondents did not have a faster payments integration but planned to do so. The survey canvassed 88 organizations. Technology firm EvonSys Inc. launched its Evonsys Payments Platform for cross-border transfers. The new service integrates capabilities …

Toast Inc., a provider of pay-at-table payments devices for the hospitality market, reported data derived from 112,000 restaurant locations in its Q1 2024 Restaurant Trends Report. Among the results: Tipping is most generous in Delaware, where it averages 22.1% of the bill. Mastercard Inc. said it is integrating Deposit Switch and …

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it has settled on a process by which companies can comply with an upcoming personal financial data rights rule related to open banking. Cloud-based phone-service provider Ooma Inc. announced an integration with Square, the point-of-sale unit of Block Inc., to incorporate Square transaction data into business communications …

FreedomPay Inc. said Big 5 Sporting Goods has signed with the company to process payments at its 424 stores throughout the U.S. market. Canada-based identity platform Trulioo said it will work with Mastercard to offer identity-verification services in onboarding both merchants and consumers to help prevent fraud. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule …

Buy now, pay later installment plans are displacing store cards among consumers, with 64% of debit card holders reporting they have been offered an installment plan online, up from 45% four years ago, according to The Payments Report from Auriemma Research. Meanwhile, 39% report they own a store card, down from 53% …

Up ‘n go, a QR code-based pay-at-the-table provider, said it recently marked more than $1.1 billion in total payments processed. The company was founded in 2017. Mastercard Inc. and Visa Inc. will settle a class action lawsuit over ATM fees, according to a Reuters report. They have agreed to pay $197 …

Almost two-thirds of U.S. consumers prefer to pay bills manually rather than through automated services, according to a survey by payments platform MX Technologies Inc. The online research embraced 1,059 adults and was conducted during the first quarter. Embedded payments startup Forward closed a $16 million seed financing round led by Commerce Ventures, Elefund, …