Microchip Technology Inc. has launched a new line of touchscreen controllers aimed at making unattended payment terminals at electric-vehicle charging stations more secure. The new line of controllers, which are part of Microchip Technology’s maxTouch family of touchscreen controllers, encrypt data that flow into the terminal via the touch screen, …

Buy now, pay later provider Splitit Payments Ltd. has launched an installment-payment option for financial institutions that consumers can access at the point-of-sale. Financial institutions can offer the option by connecting directly to Splitit’s merchant networks, through a direct link or through a card network. The payment option, called FI-PayLater, …

Citing “relative stability” across key business metrics, such as cross-border volume, Visa Inc. late Tuesday reported March-quarter increases of 10% year-over-year in both net revenue ($8.8 billion) and net income ($4.7 billion). Driven by stable consumer spending, dollar volume grew 8%, while total cross-border dollar volume grew 16% and processed …

Same-day ACH transactions helped fuel a strong first quarter for the automated clearinghouse network. Nacha, the governing body for the automated clearing house network, reported early Tuesday that same-day ACH transactions totaled 273.7 million during the quarter, a 47% increase from the same period a year ago. The dollar value …

Despite a spike in ransomware attacks, fewer companies are paying ransom demands to free their data. A report from ransomware-remediation firm, Coveware Inc. reveals that just 28% of companies hit by a ransomware attack during the first quarter of 2024 paid, a record low. The trend comes as ransomware attacks …

Executives at Discover Financial Services Inc. early Thursday cut short their first-quarter 2024 earnings call, saying in advance they would not take questions after the presentation. Instead, equity analysts listening to the presentation were told to direct questions to Discover’s investor-relations team. On the call, executives duly reported a significant …

Visa Inc. on Wednesday unveiled enhancements intended to further remove friction from the customers’ payment experience for merchants of all sizes. The enhancements, which are being launched on Visa’s Acceptance Platform, were developed in response to merchants’ needs for simpler implementation of payments technology, Visa says. The enhancements include Developer …

Shift4 Payments Inc. says it has added a new business-intelligence module to its SkyTab POS platform for restaurants. The new module, aimed at dining establishments of any size, provides more granular data-filtering options for restaurants’ point-of-sale system, such as detailed transaction-management and revenue-center reporting. Chains can use the module to …

As restaurants turn to surcharging and dynamic pricing to offset rising operating costs, consumer backlash is raising concerns the practice could negatively affect customer loyalty and ultimately, restaurant profits. The backlash comes hard on the heels of the Electronic Payments Coalition’s attacks on restaurant surcharges and other price increases. The …

A trade group representing card networks and issuers is taking aim at restaurant surcharges and price increases by large grocers as part of its efforts to defeat the Credit Card Competition Act. The Electronic Payments Coalition’s first salvo in its new campaign against the CCCA was fired last week. In …