Growth in same-day automated clearing house volumes slowed in the second quarter, but same-day ACH is still posting impressive gains from 2022, according to the latest data from ACH governing body Nacha. Herndon, Va.-based Nacha says the second quarter saw 199.4 million same-day ACH payments, up 7.7% from 185.1 million …
Read More »The Clearing House’s RTP Network Surpasses 500 Million Payments
Six years after its launch, the RTP Network surpassed 500 million real-time payments on Saturday, network operator The Clearing House Payments Co. reported Monday. The announcement at least temporarily shines the spotlight back onto the current leader in real-time payments in the wake of last week’s much-anticipated launch of the …
Read More »Mitek Turns to Fraud Control As Remote Deposit Capture Matures
Mitek Systems Inc., provider of remote deposit capture and fraud-prevention technology, says revenue for fiscal 2022 grew 20% to $143.9 million from fiscal 2021’s $119.8 million. Much of the growth came from more demand for the company’s fraud-control offerings. San Diego-based Mitek is a leading vendor of remote deposit technology. …
Read More »Visa to Acquire Brazilian Processor Pismo for $1 Billion in Cash
Visa Inc. said Wednesday it has struck a definitive agreement to acquire Brazilian financial and payments processor Pismo Soluções Tecnologicas Ltda. for $1 billion in cash. The deal strengthens Visa’s presence in fast-growing Latin America and gives it access to technological services that can be taken abroad. Founded only in …
Read More »Square Unveils Its AmEx Card for Merchants as Part of Its Banking Expansion
Fulfilling a promise it made seven months ago, Block Inc.’s Square merchant-acquiring unit on Wednesday announced it will offer an American Express-branded credit card to its sellers that gives rewards in the form of lower processing costs. Square also announced several enhancements to its financial services to get more of …
Read More »The CFPB Fines ACI Worldwide $25 Million for Its $2.3 Billion Mortgage-Payments Flub
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Tuesday it has fined payments provider ACI Worldwide Inc. $25 million for erroneously debiting from nearly 500,000 homeowners a total of $2.3 billion in mortgage payments through the automated clearing house network in 2021. The agency’s order also said ACI must “stop its unlawful …
Read More »NCR Moves Forward With Its Planned ATM Spin-Off
Leading ATM manufacturer NCR Corp. took a big step Monday toward its goal of splitting into two independent companies with the filing of a registration statement for the spin-off of its ATM business. After a strategic review that included the possible sale of the entire company, Atlanta-based NCR announced the …
Read More »Toast Tests a New Online Customer Fee, But Will It Stick?
Toast Inc., provider of popular payment and business-management systems for restaurants, is testing a 99-cent fee for online orders of $10 and above that the company could roll out nationwide next month. The test is generating criticism from restaurateurs on social media and debate in the merchant-acquiring industry about pricing …
Read More »Eye on Acquiring: Fortis Expands Into Canada and Acquires SmartPay; FreedomPay Adds Visa Network Tokenization
It’s been a busy June for Fortis Payment Systems LLC. The payment facilitator and independent sales organization announced Thursday it is moving into Canada, has acquired payments provider SmartPay, and has added new funding and settlement capabilities. Also Thursday, merchant processor FreedomPay Inc. said it is integrating Visa Inc.’s tokenization …
Read More »Intuit Is Ending Support for QuickBooks POS, Triggering a Scramble for Small Merchants’ Business
Intuit Inc. recently announced that it will end support for its QuickBooks Desktop Point of Sale 19.0, one of the oldest payment-accepting POS systems in the market, as of Oct. 3. Intuit is referring users to Shopify Inc., but other payments companies are scrambling for the business. The date of …
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