Software firm UST said it has worked with Kiosk Information Systems to introduce a touchless checkout platform that offers both voice and gesture-based interaction as well as a variety of payment flows, including QR codes, app wallets, contactless cards, and cash.Point-of-sale terminal maker Ingenico, a unit of Worldline, launched its Self-Modular POS, a …

Payroc WorldAccess LLC said it acquired East Commerce Solutions, a merchant service provider, which has more than $2 billion in annual processing volume. Terms were not disclosed.NCR Corp. said it has closed on its acquisition of LibertyX, a provider of software for cryptocurrency transactions at ATMs and on various payment-acceptance devices. LibertyX …

Visa Inc. announced a new payment platform, Visa Acceptance Cloud, which will let acquirers, payment service providers, point-of-sale system makers, and Internet of Things developers, to move the payment processing software from the hardware device to the computing cloud. Tests of the new platform are happening in North America, South America, …

Visa Inc.’s Back to Business study found 82% of small businesses plan to accept some form of digital payment in 2022, with 24% saying they plan to accept digital currencies like Bitcoin. The study canvassed 2,250 small-business owners and employees in nine countries, including the United States.Payments provider Lightspeed Commerce Inc. said its merchants …

Sports-betting payments specialist PayNearMe Inc. said it has gained approval from the New York Gaming Commission to provide its MoneyLine platform to licensed operators in that state.Fly Now Pay Later, a buy now, pay later provider for travel services, closed a $75 million debt funding round from Atalaya Capital Management that will …

Transactions on prepaid cards worldwide reached $2.3 trillion last year and will exceed $4.1 trillion in 2026, according to Juniper Research. Over the same time span, fee revenue will grow from $22 billion to $32 billion.Payments fintech AppTech Payments Corp. said it closed on a $15-million public offering and announced its listing on the …

U.S. Bank said it will launch in the first quarter a real-time payments component to its bill service. It will use the Request for Payment tool that is part of The Clearing House Payments Co. LLC’s Real Time Payments service. The same service launched for U.S. Bank business customers in November.Cloud-software …

Fintech VeriCheck Inc. announced it has acquired Applied Payments LLC, which does business as ACHWorks, a payment-services provider specializing in automated clearing house transactions. Terms were not announced.Buy now, pay later provider Afterpay Ltd. said in-store shopping from its customers soared 384% year-over-year for the Oct. 1 to Dec. 27 period. Afterpay, available in …

Rev USA, a unit of Rev Worldwide Inc., announced a nationwide launch for its X World Wallet, app-based account that includes features such as loyalty and travel bookings and can be linked to physical and digital Visa cards.Computer Services Inc., a payments processor for financial institutions and corporate clients, reported …

A Cantaloupe Inc. study found that 67% of consumers who own cryptocurrency are willing to use it for purchases if it were linked to a mobile wallet. The study had responses from more than 2,000 U.S. adults.Card maker SmartMetric Inc. said it created a credit card with a built-in fingerprint sensor. The card contains …