Acquiring

Payments provider PayJunction released an updated version of its developer toolset to enable software companies to integrate account-to-account bank transfer connectivity within their platforms. Equipifi, a white-label buy now, pay later provider, said customers of credit union ACU of Texas can now use BNPL as a payment method with their existing debit …

Vetsource, a provider of technology, pharmacy, and business services to veterinary practices, has added payment processing capabilities to its platform. In addition to supporting credit and debit cards, e-wallets, and online and automated clearing house payment-processing options, Vetsource says its new service will enable veterinary practices to offer payment methods …

The leading digital currency Bitcoin hasn’t returned to the values it enjoyed early last year, but it appears to have rebounded from the beating it—and the cryptocurrency industry as a whole—took in the wake of the sudden collapse in November of the major trading platform FTX.com and the bankruptcy in …

The cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin of America announced users can pay their utility bills at kiosks operated by the company in Illinois and Texas by converting their virtual currency holdings into dollars at the machines. Samsung Electronics Canada launched a new version of its Samsung Galaxy S23 Series of mobile phones in that country, with …

Instances of card skimming were up in the United States in 2022, with more than 161,000 impacted cards identified, a five-fold increase over 2021, and a more than three-fold increase in the total number of cards compromised, according to FICO (formerly Fair Isaac Co.). In addition, 3,000 unique financial institutions …

Entrust Group, an IRA administrator, said it is working with Stripe Inc. to ease credit card and automated clearing house payments for client contributions. Block Inc.’s Cash App will support a cash-giveaway promotion for Moe’s Southwest Grill on Feb. 24, with the total payout expected to be $25,000. U.S. Bank launched its Business …

Payments provider Repay Holdings Corp. said it has sold its Blue Cow Software LLC unit to PDI Technologies Inc., a software provider for convenience stores and petroleum-related companies. Terms were not disclosed. Blue Cow came to Repay in June 2021 as a result of Repay’s $503-million acquisition of BillingTree in 2021. Digital identity and fraud prevention …

Cantaloupe Inc., a specialist in payments technology for vending machines and self-service marketplaces, introduced a marketing push early Wednesday for The 46 Kiosk, a terminal featuring a 46-inch screen aimed at users in wheelchairs and those with vision issues. The device, which Malvern, Pa.-based Cantaloupe says is compliant with the …

National Retail Solutions, a point-of-sale platform provider, said it is expanding to Canada. Currently, select retailers in Toronto are deploying NRS terminals with plans to add more cities in coming months. Payments platform Nayax Ltd. said EV Meter, a technology firm working with Nayax on new electric-vehicle charging platforms, will support EV …

Two years after announcing United Kingdom lawmakers would regulate buy now, pay later services, HM Treasury, the British government’s financial arm, has begun its consultation process. As reported in The Guardian, the process will take eight weeks and will outline the rules that BNPL providers will have to follow. Klarna …