The payments orchestration platform Spreedly announced integrations to Venmo, PayPal Credit, PayPal Pay Later, and automated clearing house payments for clients of PayPal and Spreedly who process through PayPal’s Braintree unit. In related news, payments provider CellPoint Digital said airline Icelandair will use its Velocity payment orchestration platform to access payment providers in countries …
Read More »Visa and FIS? And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/6/23
The big processor FIS Inc. may be a possible acquisition target of Visa Inc., according to news reports that emerged last week. The card network reportedly was eyeing FIS before the processor announced last month it would spin off its Worldpay processing unit but might still bid to acquire all or part of the …
Read More »Modern Treasury’s Cross Border Payments Plan And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/3/23
Payments-technology provider Modern Treasury and Silicon Valley Bank launched what they call a global payment solution to let clients of the two companies send cross-border payments at lower than prevailing costs and using local automated clearing house networks. SpecTrust Inc., whose Trust Cloud offers fraud protection for online transactions, said it has …
Read More »CFPB’s BNPL Report And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/2/23
“While many [buy now, pay later] borrowers who we observed used the product without any noticeable indications of financial stress, BNPL borrowers were, on average, much more likely to be highly indebted, revolve on their credit cards, have delinquencies in traditional credit products, and use high-interest financial services such as …
Read More »Elo Adds Tap to Pay Tech And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/1/23
Felix announced its Terminal Tap to Pay technology has been integrated with the Android-based M50 Mobile Computer from Elo, enabling contactless payments on the Elo device. The move follows Stripe Inc.’s move last week to launch Tap to Pay for Android technology in six countries, including the United States. Payments provider ACI Worldwide Inc. reported …
Read More »Klarna’s Loss Widens And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/28/23
Buy now, pay later provider Klarna AB said its 2022 loss of 10.47 billion krona ($1 billion) grew on its 2021 loss of 7.1 billion krona ($680 million). This comes amid growth in 2022. The United States became Klarna’s largest market in December. Also, Klarna will begin collecting late fees from United Kingdom consumers who miss a payment, …
Read More »CFPB Legitimacy Challenged And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/22/23
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The move follows a federal appeals court decision in October that ruled the way the CFPB is funded is unconstitutional because it is not controlled by Congress. Financial marketplace LendingTree launched a Visa credit card in partnership …
Read More »Western Union in Money Transfer Boost Deal and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/24/23
The Western Union Co. has collaborated with the fintech Beforepay to offer users in Australia the option of boosting money transfers with loans up to 2,000 Australian dollars ($1,349 US) in a service billed as send now, pay later. American Express Co., working with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, will …
Read More »Nuvei Closes Paya Deal And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/23/23
Payments provider Nuvei Corp. closed on its previously announced $1.3-billion deal to acquire Paya Holdings Inc. Nuvei will release fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 results on March 8. Earlier this week, Paya released figures indicating its 2022 payments volume totaled $49.5 billion, with 2022 revenue of $282.7 million and net income of $8.3 million. Processor Evertec …
Read More »42% of Income Spent on Bills And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/22/23
The average U.S. household spends $29,459 per year on bills, amounting to 42% of income, according to the “2023 U.S. Bill Pay Market Size & Category Breakout Report” from bill-pay processor doxo. Mission Lane, a fintech providing access to credit and debit products to more than 2 million consumers, said it …
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