Payments provider VizyPay said it processed $2.06 billion on 39 million transactions in 2024, as revenue climbed 14% to $24.1 million. PDX Global has completed tests for its PDX Beam technology, which converts cryptocurrency to cash in consumer-to-merchant transactions. The company will on Thursday embark on a public beta test of the system. …
Read More »Card Concepts Settles with PayRange and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/17/24
Card Concepts Inc. will license mobile-payments technology from PayRange Inc. as part of a settlement of a patent-infringement lawsuit PayRange had brought against rival Card Concepts. Both companies provide payments technology for unattended machines, such as laundry equipment. Unattended payments specialist Cantaloupe Inc. said it will provide the point-of-sale technology and Suites management system for …
Read More »CargoSprint’s Acquisition and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/16/24
CargoSprint, a payments processor for the cargo industry, has acquired Advent Intermodal Solutions LLC, which provides technology for port operations, including payments. Terms were not disclosed. The payments network Modern Rails has begun using the FedLine Direct Solution to support connections to the Federal Reserve’s payment-settlement network for banks and credit unions. …
Read More »Extra Bill Pay Costs up 18%, doxo Says and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/13/24
So-called hidden costs—such as overdraft charges, late fees, and identity fraud—linked to bill payments amount to $196 billion on an annual basis, up 18% from last year, according to a study from bill-payment platform doxo. Mastercard Inc. released its 2025 payment trends forecast that discusses AI, small business, and contactless payments, which …
Read More »Nuvei’s Google Pay Expansion and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/12/24
Canada-based processor Nuvei Corp. announced an expansion of its Google Pay offering to merchants throughout Latin America. The company already offers the wallet in the U.S., European, Asia-Pacific, and Australian markets. Grocery e-commerce platform eGrowcery said it and Forage, a payments provider that can process online EBT SNAP payments, are working on a service …
Read More »Fiserv’s Deal with COCC and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/11/24
Fiserv Inc. is expanding a relationship with fintech COCC to include cloud-based financial tools and fintech integrations for financial institutions. Xsolla, a commerce platform provider for video games, is working in Poland with Mastercard Inc. and Alor Bank to allow the bank’s Mastercard cardholders to redeem loyalty points for in-game purchases. …
Read More »Fee Cap Injunction Remains and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/10/24
Restaurant server tips averaged 18.8% in the third quarter, unchanged from the second quarter, according to data from Toast Inc.’s Q3 2024 Restaurant Trends Report. The research gathered data from approximately 127,000 locations served by the Toast payments platform. Amazon.com Inc.’s Amazon Seller Central will integrate AI-based payments and financial-management tools from Intuit Inc. …
Read More »WSPN’s Fractal Cooperation and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/9/24
The Worldwide Stablecoin Payment Network, known as WSPN, said it will work with Bitcoin platform Fractal to help widen stablecoin access. The global market value for parking-management systems, including payments processing, will grow from $5.59 billion this year to $11.29 billion in 2034, a compound annual growth rate of 7.3%, according …
Read More »Cyber Weekend Sales up 5.7%, Fiserv Says and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/6/24
Same-store sales volume rose 5.7% and transactions were up 6.7% during the days from Nov. 27 and Dec. 2 compared to the same week last year, according to the 2024 Thanksgiving Holiday Insights report from Fiserv Inc. Illinois-based payments provider Payroc will work with Sunday, a restaurant point-of-sale technology provider, to offer the …
Read More »GNC Adds Paze Checkout and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/5/24
Online checkout service Paze said retailer GNC now accepts the digital wallet. Paze is a checkout service from Early Warning Services LLC. Digital gifting platform On Me signed a five-year agreement with Mastercard Inc. and received $1.7 million in pre-seed funding from venture capital firm Lerer Hippeau and Focal.VC to help it expand its retailer …
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