Point-of-sale system maker Lightspeed Commerce Inc.’s transaction-based revenue jumped 33.5%, according to the company’s fiscal second quarter results ended Sept. 30. Meanwhile rival NCR Voyix Corp. posted $1.1 billion in net income in its third-quarter revenue, reversing a year-ago loss. Montreal-based Lightspeed says its transaction-based revenue totaled $183.8 million in …
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The Blackhawk Network has entered the digital card space with the launch of Visa- and Mastercard-branded e-gift cards that can be used in-store and online. The launch builds on consumers’ growing preferences for QR-code and tap-to-pay technology, the prepaid card company says, as both technologies help streamline the payment process …
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Net sales for payment card producer CPI Card Group Inc. jumped 18% in the third quarter as card issuers boosted orders for credit, debit and prepaid cards and CPI’s services offerings. It was the second straight quarter of sales increases for Littleton, Colo.-based CPI following 7% decreases in the first …
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The push to make cryptocurrency a mainstream payment option got a boost early Tuesday as terminal maker Ingenico announced it is partnering with cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com to accept cryptocurrency through its Axium Android terminals. Merchants accepting cryptocurrency through the Ingenico terminals can settle transactions through their Ingenico merchant wallet in …
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More than a year after spinning off a majority interest in the massive Worldpay merchant-processing platform, FIS Inc.’s top brass said early Monday the move is already paying off. And the company is revving up its acquisition engine again, with $1 billion committed to do deals this year. For now, …
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Gopuff, the online food and beverage delivery platform from GoBrands Inc., is now accepting SNAP payments (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) for online orders nationwide. The deal makes Gopuff the first online delivery platform provider to receive approval from the United States Department of Agriculture to accept SNAP payments. As part …
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Artificial intelligence platform Coveo said it will provide AI commerce services to Shopify Inc. enterprise customers. NCR Atleos Corp. announced Rontec, a Shell and Esso BP station operator in the United Kingdom, has extended its agreement to use Atleos for ATM operations at 267 gas stations. The Access Group, a United Kingdom-based developer …
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The latest controversy about the law, which passed in June, revolves around a study from the Electronic Payments Coalition that says the largest merchants stand to see millions of dollars in interchange relief from the law, while small merchants would receive minuscule savings by comparison. Released late Wednesday, the EPC …
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Talk of embedded finance, the marrying of financial services with unrelated applications for businesses, threaded through the Money 20/20 conference this week in Las Vegas, as fintechs and financial institutions devise initiatives that extend beyond simple credit and debit card acceptance. Among the latest of these is Shopify Finance, a …
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Nacha, the regulatory body for the automated clearing house network, said its Payments Innovation Alliance group has initiated an effort to define the term “pay by bank” for various industry stakeholders. Flexa announced it will now process digital-currency transactions for more than 750 Sheetz convenience stores in the Mid-Atlantic region. The …
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