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MoneyGram Links to CellPay for Bill Pay And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/28/22

MoneyGram International Inc. announced a partnership with bill-payment platform CellPay to expand bill-pay options for MoneyGram users while expanding acceptance for MoneyGram’s service to more than 30,000 billers. Some 3.46% of U.S. consumers opened a new credit card in November, down from 3.7% in November 2021, according to the December 2022 …

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U.S. Holidays Sales Soar 7.6% And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/27/22

U.S. retail sales in the Nov. 1 to Dec. 24 period, excluding automotive, grew 7.6% compared to the same time in 2021, according to Mastercard Inc.’s SpendingPulse, which tracks in-store and online sales. E-commerce sales alone were up 10.6%. The calculation took account of all forms of payment but was not …

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COMMENTARY: A Forecast for Secure Payments in 2023

The world will not stand still in 2023—not in retail and certainly not in payments. For the coming year, security and automation will be the focus of the trends and innovations we’ll be seeing in the payments space. Let’s explore this further. Credit card tokens from Visa, Mastercard, Discover (Diners), …

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U.S. BNPL Forecasted To Reach $6.5 Billion In 5 Years And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/23/22

The volume of buy now, pay later loans in the U.S. market will total $1.92 billion this year, up 25% from $1.54 billion in 2021, according to research from Research and Markets. The report projects the market will hit $6.5 billion by 2027.

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Consumers’ Ailing Financial Health Could Cast a Shadow Over the Holiday Shopping Season

As the holiday shopping season heads into the home stretch, consumer concerns over withered buying power due to inflation is expected to tamp down overall spending, according to J.D. Power’s Banking and Payments Intelligence Report. In a November survey of 4,000 retail bank customers nationwide, 40% said they expect to …

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Payments Veteran Bisignano Signs on As Fiserv Chairman and CEO for Another Five Years

Long-time payments executive Frank Bisignano, who has guided payments giant Fiserv Inc. through a tumultuous time in the payments industry, has signed on to lead the company for another five years. Bisignano became chairman of the Brookfield, Wis.-based company in May, following his appointment as chief executive in July 2020. …

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Paya Partners With 1Retail to Bring Integrated Payments to Small Businesses

Payments provider Paya Inc. has agreed to supply point-of-sale systems supplier 1Retail with technology that enables EMV contactless and stored payments in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software from Acumatica Cloud. The deal provides Paya’s and 1Retail’s mutual customers running the Acumatica ERP platform with a POS system that works in …

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Worldline Adds Splitit as a BNPL Option for Merchants

Global processor Worldline S.A. will make Splitit, a white-label buy now, pay later provider, available to its roster of merchants and marketplaces, starting first in North America. Announced Tuesday, the integration will enable Worldline merchants to offer card-based installment payments within the existing checkout flow. Merchants can use their brand …

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COMMENTARY: Apple Pay Later Is Set to Trigger a Domino Effect in the BNPL World

The interest in buy now, pay later (BNPL) skyrocketed in 2021 and 2022: Millions of people have turned to this installment-payment solution for its convenience, flexibility, and simplicity. So it’s no surprise that Apple announced its new BNPL product, Apple Pay Later, in June. With its new financial service, the …

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Mobile Fuel Service EzFill Adds a One-Time Payment Service

EzFill Holdings Inc.’s specialty is sending one of its mobile fuel trucks to a driver’s location, thus eliminating the hassle to the driver of having to get to a gas station to fill up the car or a fleet of vehicles. Now, EzFill has launched a new one-time payment service …

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