Volante Technologies, a U.S.-based payments platform, said it is providing a banking portal for ACH Colombia, a fintech based in that South American country, as part of an effort to digitize ACH Colombia’s payments infrastructure.Payments-technology company Payscout LLC said it will offer a direct link to its Paywire platform to users of …
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Rivalry in the highly competitive restaurant POS systems market got even hotter Monday as PNC Financial Group Inc., announced its acquisition of Linga, a provider of point-of-sale systems for the restaurant and hospitality industry, for an undisclosed sum. The deal will enable PNC to better serve its clients in the …
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Apple Inc.’s latest financial product, a buy now, pay later service called Apple Pay Later, has yet to arrive, though the iPhone operating system it was expected to require launched Sept. 12. Why is that? One Bloomberg columnist suggests Apple Pay Later, which was announced in June, may not arrive …
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Mobile-wallet developer Humbl Inc. announced an integration with food-delivery platform Great Foods2Go that will include the integration of Humbl’s Humbl Wallet, Humbl Pay, Humbl Search Engine, and Humbl Marketplace capabilities.Bank of America announced it has added a sign-in capability by QR code for its CashPro platform, a payments utility for client companies. The …
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Square, the payment-processing unit of Block Inc., is integrating its Afterpay buy now, pay later service into its e-commerce products across Canada. Meanwhile, airline Allegiant introduced Allegiant Pay Powered by Uplift for flights, hotels, and car-rental bookings made by its customers. Uplift is a travel-specific buy now, pay later provider. …
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Financial-technology provider Finastra said it is incorporating Visa Direct, a real-time push-payment capability developed by Visa Inc., as a cross-border payout offering for banks.Coinsquare, a crypto asset trading platform based in Canada, said it has agreed to acquire Simply Digital Technologies Inc., owner of the CoinSmart trading platform and a unit of …
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Everybody knows the U.S. retail arena is changing, but a new report from Checkout.com reveals that four trends, among them the growth in digital payments, currently are most affecting it. Rising prices, consumers seeking new shopping channels, and increased competitiveness are the other three trends altering the retail landscape. United …
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Affirm Inc. expanded its installment payment service with Amazon.com Inc. to consumers in Canada.Digital personal finance provider Achieve said the percentage of Achieve users with buy now, pay later accounts on their credit reports grew 58% in June compared to January 2021.The “2022 State of Credit” report from Marqeta Inc. found that 64% of BNPL users reported …
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As consumers look to improve their education and gain new skills, many are turning to buy now, pay later services to finance these efforts. On Wednesday, the Atlanta-based BNPL provider Splitit USA Inc. said its merchant sales volume in digital education and professional development ballooned 350% from 2019 to 2022. …
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Paysafe Ltd. said it will offer its payment gateway to international merchants using a payments orchestration platform from Spreedly.Payments provider Fortis said its services will be integrated with hotel property-management systems from Visual Matrix under a new agreement. Visual Matrix says more than 3,000 properties use its technology.Visa Inc. said it has processed more …
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