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Cardtronics Adds PenFed ATMs and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/12/18

Payment-technology firm i3 Verticals could raise almost $100 million in an expected initial public offering, according to news reports. The firm, launched six years ago as Charge Payment, is led by Greg Daily, a former chief executive at iPayment Inc. ATM network owner and operator Cardtronics plc reported that under …

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Intuit Appears to Amend Gun-Related Transaction Policy and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/11/18

Intuit Inc. has stopped processing gun-related credit card transactions in at least some instances, the New York Post reported. The blocked transactions included sales of gun-related T-shirts and fees for gun-safety classes, according to the report. Intuit did not respond to requests for comment, the newspaper said. Sprott Money Ltd., which …

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Hyundai’s In-Car Payments Plans and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/8/18

The Korean automaker Hyundai has made agreements to let drivers pay through the car’s infotainment system for gas at Chevron or Texaco, meals from Applebee’s To Go, and parking through ParkWhiz. Other automakers working on similar payment systems include Ford for parking and vehicle service and Chevrolet and Jaguar for …

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NXP Launches White-Label NFC Wallet and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/7/18

Total System Services Inc. (TSYS) said it purchased iMobile3, which provides point-of-sale and digital marketing services for payments companies to market to merchants, for an undisclosed amount. Chip maker NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced a collaboration with Mastercard Inc. and Visa Inc. with the launch of the NXP mWallet 2GO, a white-label …

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CU Adds Fiserv Card Controls and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/6/18

Processor Fiserv Inc. said VyStar Credit Union, which ranks 17th among U.S. credit unions by asset size, has become the company’s first client to adopt an enhanced mobile-banking platform that offers newly introduced card controls. The controls allow cardholders to set rules for when, where, and how their cards can be …

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InComm Buys Gift Card Impressions and other Digital Transactions News briefs

Prepaid card payments provider InComm announced it has acquired Gift Card Impressions, a provider of gift card packaging and solutions. Terms were not announced. Payments processor Adyen announced a direct application programming interface integration with Mastercard Inc.’s Account Updater service. Visa Inc. announced two initiatives to aid financial technology companies in …

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New Harbortouch POS Device Debuts and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/4/18

Harbortouch, a unit of Shift4 Payments, debuted Checkout, a point-of-sale system with features to aid retailers, including inventory tracking and management, time-clock and scheduling tools, and text and email marketing. Checkout is aimed at independent and small-chain retail stores, the company said. The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating alleged insider …

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Square Closes Weebly Deal and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/1/18

Square Inc. updated its second-quarter and full-year guidance following its acquisition of e-commerce site provider Weebly Inc., which closed Friday. Square now expects its full-year revenue to range from $3.03 billion to $3.09 billion, up from $3 billion to $3.06 billion. For the second quarter, it forecasts $744 million to …

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ParkWhiz Buys CodiPark and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/31/18

Parking management and payments provider ParkWhiz acquired CodiPark, an Israeli firm whose app allows users to pay for a parking space when they drive up to a garage, a function that adds to ParkWhiz’s pre-booking app. Terms were not announced. POSaBIT Ltd., a financial-technology company specializing in digital currency at the …

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Shift4’s New Partnership and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/30/18

Point-of-sale system technology provider Revel Systems said it integrated customer-engagement software from Conduit Ltd., which uses the brand name Como, into its platform to bring to brick-and-mortar merchants services used by online retailers such as loyalty programs, analytics, branded mobile apps, in-app payments and other capabilities. Shift4 Payments LLC announced …

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