Cantaloupe Inc., a specialist in micropayments, announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) to use AWS cloud services and make AWS its preferred provider to handle transaction volume flowing through Cantaloupe’s merchant network. Cantaloupe, which specializes in payments technology for vending machines and self-service marketplaces, handles …
Read More »Citizens’ $9 Million CFPB Penalty And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/23/23
As part of a settlement with Citizens Bank, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is requiring the bank to pay a $9-million civil money penalty for its alleged failure to “properly manage and respond to customers’ credit card disputes and fraud claims.” The agreement is subject to approval by the court. UATP, a …
Read More »Eye on Restaurants: SpotOn Releases New POS Hardware; Shift4 Launches SkyTab Contest
In the hotly competitive restaurant point-of-sale market, acquirers are constantly devising new products and enticements to attract these merchants. To that end, SpotOn Transact LLC said Monday it has released three new point-of-sale devices for restaurants, and Shift4 Payments Inc. has enlisted hospitality expert Jon Taffer in a contest. Announced …
Read More »Cash Use Drops 2% And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/22/23
The share of all payments using cash declined only modestly to 18% in 2022 from 20% in 2021, while the share of in-person and person-to-person payments has stayed constant at 81%, according to the Diary of Consumer Payment Choice from the Federal Reserve System’s FedCash Services. Sunmi Technology Co., a China-based point-of-sale …
Read More »Lower Interchange Deal Struck in Canada
Small businesses in Canada will reap lower interchange rates in that country, the Department of Finance Canada announced Thursday. The deal suggests a similar reduction is possible in the United States, the Merchant Payments Coalition quickly responded. Both Mastercard Inc. and Visa Inc. agreed to lower the domestic consumer credit …
Read More »Presto Revenue Down 12% And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/19/23
Presto Automation Inc., a provider of voice ordering and other payments technology for drive-through restaurants, reported March-quarter revenue of $6.6 million, down 12% year-over-year. The company says it swung to a net loss of $15.7 million, compared to a gain last year of $9 million, owing to a change in the fair …
Read More »Lightspeed Touts Results As It Tightens Its Focus on Restaurants
Few, if any, business sectors are as hotly competitive these days for payments providers as hospitality, and in particular, restaurants. Major firms from Block Inc.’s Square unit to Toast Inc. to Shift4 Payments Inc. have big stakes in this market. But that hasn’t stopped one other entrant, Lightspeed Commerce Inc., …
Read More »Sezzle Makes Room for Pay-in-2 BNPL Product
Sezzle is fine-tuning the buy now, pay later experience with the debut of its Pay-in-2 product. Just as its name suggests, the new product splits transactions into two payments, which can help expand BNPL to new categories, such as grocery, monthly subscriptions, and other high-frequency categories, Sezzle says. Consumers choosing …
Read More »Engage’s Transaction Twist And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 5/17/23
A startup fintech called Engage has launched a communication channel allowing customers and merchants to interact via purchase transactions through card networks. In the hotly contested hospitality point-of-sale market, Lightspeed Commerce Inc. launched the newest version of its Lightspeed Restaurant set of technologies, which is immediately available in the U.S. market. Security firm Sophos said it …
Read More »Square Launches Square KDS in a Move to Gain More Restaurant POS
Square, the point-of-sale and e-commerce unit of Block Inc., is the latest technology provider to turn up the heat in the already hotly competitive restaurant POS market. It announced Tuesday the launch of Square KDS, a kitchen-display system on the Android operating platform, and the debut of Square for Franchises, …
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