Competitive Strategies

Against a backdrop of continuing industry consolidation, community banks see digital payments as a key competitive weapon, according to newly released survey data from Bank of New York Mellon Corp. “Nearly 30% of those polled indicated that launching new technology services focused on efficiency and security, such as instant payments, …

Bluefin Payment Systems LLC expects its deal with processor Moneris Solutions Corp. will significantly streamline Canadian merchants’ payment card security through what the parties say is an enhanced point-to-point encryption solution. Under the terms of the deal, announced last week, Moneris will include point-to-point encryption (P2PE) capabilities in Bluefin’s PCI …

Payments play a bigger role than many might imagine in how hotels interact with guests—and can affect a wide array of hospitality revenue streams, says a report released late Thursday from the processor Adyen NV. Some 37% of respondents say they have abandoned the booking process because they weren’t able …

Acquirers and independent sales organizations wanting to improve their standing among merchants should take note of four trends affecting payments today, according to Bill Dobbins, head of acquiring and enablement at Visa Inc. Dobbins, speaking at the Western States Acquirers Association conference in Las Vegas this week, outlined why the …

The Electronic Payments Coalition late Wednesday filed an Amicus brief on behalf of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act. The lawsuit, brought by Illinois Bankers Association, Illinois Credit Union League, American Bankers Association, and America’s Credit Unions and filed last month in the United …

DailyPay Inc., a provider of technology for the fast-growing earned-wage access market, said early Thursday it will add a savings feature to its new DailyPay Visa prepaid card. The goal is to let users put aside earnings as they receive them, the New York City-based company says. The company says …

Capchase, a financing platform that funds software-as-a-service companies based on future recurring revenue, announced early Wednesday a partnership with the processing giant Stripe Inc. to provide buy now, pay later financing for SaaS vendors in the United States. The deal, which marks Stripe’s entry into B2B BNPL in the U.S., will …

Echelon Payment Solutions Group may be a new name in the acquiring industry, but its roots extend to 2006. Once affiliated with EVO Payments and known then as EVO Platinum Services Group (EPSG), Echelon is its own entity offering payment services and providing support for its sales partners. Melville, N.Y.-based …

Cubic Transportation Systems Inc. early Tuesday launched Umo ScanRide, a QR-code-based fare-collection solution for transit systems. To pay a fare using ScanRide, consumers scan a QR code with a mobile phone. The fare is then displayed on the user’s phone screen and debited from her ScanRide wallet. Consumers can fund …

Consumers with iPhones using the latest operating system now have access to Affirm Inc.’s installment-payments options when using Apple Pay at participating merchants. Released Monday as part of Apple Inc.’s iOS 18 update for its iPhones, the payment option works with any merchant that accepts Apple Pay. The merchant does …