Block Inc.’s Square point-of-sale technology unit announced late Tuesday it completed development work on a new platform it says offers improvements in ordering and payments. According to the brief announcement, the new technology offerings will include capabilities such as pre-authorization of transactions and bar tabs “to sellers of all sizes …
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Canada-based BMO Financial Group launched PaySmart in the U.S. market. PaySmart is a credit card feature that lets users divide transactions of $100 or more into installments over three, six, or 12 months at a monthly fee. Travel payments network UATP has added buy now, pay later platform Floa as another installment payment option. …
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Illinois Senator Dick Durbin is refuting claims by plaintiffs in the Illinois interchange lawsuit that federal banking laws, such as the Durbin Amendment, supersede state laws. The latest back-and-forth is part of an unfolding lawsuit challenging the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act. In an amicus brief filed late Friday, Durbin …
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Open-banking platform Plaid is collaborating with digital-wallet provider Ansa to offer a pay-by-bank capability to restaurants and other merchants, with wallet transactions handled via the automated clearing house. Payments-technology platform Modern Treasury launched widened support for connectivity to FedNow and The Clearing House’s RTP network for real-time payments, as well as other moves to …
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Diners visiting the Famous Foods Street Eats food hall at Resorts World Las Vegas soon will use one of 34 kiosks to order and pay for their meals. Alpharetta, Ga.-based Agilysys Inc. announced the food hall will deploy its kiosks, which use the Agilysys InfoGenesis POS platform, for use at …
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Paysafe Ltd. will process transactions for clients of Gaming Innovation Group in North America, the United Kingdom, continental Europe, and Latin America that have adopted Gaming Innovations’ CoreX player-account management system. Silverblaze, a developer of customer-engagement software for utility companies, will adopt billing and payment technology from Kubra and has joined …
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The national legal battle over an Illinois interchange law continues to broaden in scope. Several national organizations representing merchants are expected to file amicus briefs with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Friday in support of the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act. The briefs are …
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A report from prepaid card platform Blackhawk Network indicates consumers will spend $760 on holiday-season gifting this year, flat with 2023, though they say they will spend 48% of their holiday budget through gift cards, up from 39% last year. The company surveyed 2,000 U.S. consumers in July. Pye, a hospitality point-of-sale …
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The battle over the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act has taken a huge new turn. Early Thursday, the Illinois Attorney General’s Office filed a motion with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois’s Eastern Division challenging an Amicus brief from the Office of the Comptroller of …
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Payments companies may not yet be ready to embrace fully the world of blockchains, but some major payments networks are taking steps to deepen their experience in the world of digital currencies. Witness Visa Inc., which early Thursday said it will help banks issue tokens they create on a blockchain. …
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