Acquiring

CUSIP Global Services announced late Wednesday that it will be taking over day-to-day operations of the administration of the issuer identification number system from the American Bankers Association. The change is not monumental as CUSIP has a long history of managing numbering programs for the financial services industry. The ABA …

Payments provider Lightspeed Commerce Inc. reported December-quarter revenue of $239.7 million, up 27% year-over-year. The company narrowed its net loss to $40.2 million from $814.8 million a year ago. Payments platform FleetCor Technologies Inc. reported December-quarter revenue of $937.3 million, up 6% year-over-year. Net income rose 6% to $255.9 million. For full-year 2023, revenue …

Payments-platform provider Payroc LLC has expanded its footprint in Canada through its acquisition of SterlingCard Payment Solutions Inc., a provider of retail and e-commerce payment solutions, for an undisclosed sum. Tinley Park, Ill.-based Payroc announced mid-day Tuesday it had closed on the deal. The acquisition enables Payroc to offer a …

Minneapolis-based Entrust, a provider of identity technology and data security for payments, said it has entered into exclusive talks to acquire London-based Onfido, a platform for identity-verification based on artificial intelligence technology. Pay-at-table technology specialist Toast Inc. said Choice Hotels International has selected its Toast for Hotel Restaurants portfolio for two Choice chains, Cambria …

Proponents and opponents of the Credit Card Competition Act continue to press their respective cases for passage and rejection of the CCCA by Congress. Late Monday, the Merchants Payments Coalition fired the latest salvo in its campaign to pass the CCCA, a television commercial that literally shows a consumer getting …

Fiserv Inc., already a behemoth in merchant processing, is preparing to straddle its twin pillars of acquiring-bank relationships, on the one hand, and its own acquiring operations through a Georgia bank charter, on the other. The charter, which the big processor applied for last month, has “a very specific purpose,” …

AffiniPay, a specialist in payments for professional offices, launched a refreshed version of its In-Person-Payments service featuring new payments devices that include tap-to-pay functionality. Fiserv Inc.’s Small Business Index for January remained unchanged from December at 138. Year-over-year sales grew 1.7%, down from December’s 2.6% rate. The Index, introduced in January, measures …

Sports-betting enthusiasts rank rapid payouts and payment choice most highly when choosing a sportsbook, according to a report from Paysafe Ltd., a payments processor for which gaming is a major market. The research canvassed 3,000 bettors in six states, Canada, and the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy in December. Airwallex, …

Cantaloupe Inc., a provider of cashless payment technology for the self-service market, has acquired Cheq Inc. for $4.75 million, Cantaloupe announced late Thursday. Cheq is a payments and ordering platform for sports, entertainment, and hospitality venues.  With the acquisition, Malvern, Pa.-based Cantaloupe can enter what has become in recent years …

Apple Inc. reported record quarterly revenue of $23.1 billion in its Services unit, up 11% year-over-year, including an all-time high for payments revenue, which Apple did not break out in its December quarter results. This subcategory includes revenue from processing for stores, Apple Pay, and iOS apps. Cannabis wholesale platform Nabis …