Overall consumer spending per household moderated in October compared to September, up 2.9% year-over-year vs. 3.2%, according to a study from Bank of America Institute. Still, total transactions for the bank—cards, ACH, wires, bill pay, P2P, cash, and checks—increased 9%. Payments provider Green Dot Corp. reported consolidated gross dollar volume of $18.7 billion …

California grocer Ralphs has begun accepting Apple Pay in its 184 locations in the state, reported MacRumors.com, citing a company spokesperson. Ralphs is part of the Kroger Co., which Digital Transactions News reported in 2020 was testing contactless payments at some of its locations. Kroger launched its proprietary mobile-payments service Kroger Pay in 2019, but has …

Thomas Warsop is taking over as chief executive of payments-technology provider ACI Worldwide Inc., succeeding Odilon Almeida, who is stepping down after serving in that role since March 2020. Warsop formerly was non-executive chair of the board of directors and is being succeeded in that role by board member Adalio Sanchez. Dow …

Online fraud prevention provider Seon announced a free version of its platform, which will support up to 2,000 API calls each month. Online commerce services provider Signifyd released its first holiday season predictions tracker for 2022. American Express Co. said it will pledge $5 million to organizations helping cities and coastal communities tackle climate-related events. …

Payments provider FIS Inc. and its Worldpay unit announced they will process all payments at TIAA Bank Field, home of the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL team. The deal includes installation of 600 point-of-sale terminals featuring tap-to-pay functionality. Payments provider Paya Holdings Inc. reported third-quarter payment volume of $12.6 billion, up 14.3% year-over-year. Revenue totaled $71.4 …

Cryptocurrency platform Bakkt Holdings Inc. has agreed to pay $200 million to acquire Apex Crypto LLC, a crypto-trading platform for fintechs, from Apex Fintech Solutions Inc. Card manufacturer CPI Card Group Inc. said credit and debit card sales helped propel its third quarter revenue to $124.6 million, a 25.1% increase from $99.6 million in …

The payments platform Orum said it will rely on account-verification technology from open-banking provider MX Technologies Inc. to offer money-transfer capability targeted at fintechs.Checkout-free shopping provider Grabango said its in-store contactless checkout service is available at a Chevron U.S.A. Inc. location in California.Bluefin Payment Systems acquired TECS Payment Systems, an Austria-based omnichannel payments provider. Terms were not …

Amazon.com Inc. has launched a merchant cash advance service. The financing option, a white-label service of capital provider Parafin Inc., ties the cash advance to a portion of the merchant’s future sales for a fixed fee. It rolls out for some U.S.-based businesses Tuesday and should be available to many more …

Payments processor Global Payments Inc. reported revenue of $2.29 billion for the September quarter, up 3.8% year-over-year. Revenue for the first nine months of the year totaled $6.72 billion, up 6.2%. Global Payments expects to close on its $4 billion acquisition of EVO Payments Inc., announced in August, in the first quarter of …

Wireless carrier Boost Mobile launched OmniMoney, a no-fee checking account featuring a debit card and money transfer via mobile app.Online merchant and payments provider Amazon.com Inc. reported North America net sales of $78.8 billion for the quarter ended Sept. 30, up 20% year-over-year. International sales, however, dipped 5% to $27.7 billion, largely due to …