Apple Inc.’s latest financial product, a buy now, pay later service called Apple Pay Later, has yet to arrive, though the iPhone operating system it was expected to require launched Sept. 12. Why is that? One Bloomberg columnist suggests Apple Pay Later, which was announced in June, may not arrive …
Read More »Humbl’s Integration With GreatFoods2Go And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 9/26/22
Mobile-wallet developer Humbl Inc. announced an integration with food-delivery platform Great Foods2Go that will include the integration of Humbl’s Humbl Wallet, Humbl Pay, Humbl Search Engine, and Humbl Marketplace capabilities.Bank of America announced it has added a sign-in capability by QR code for its CashPro platform, a payments utility for client companies. The …
Read More »Eye on BNPL: Square’s Afterpay Marks Canada Debut; Allegiant Taps Uplift
Square, the payment-processing unit of Block Inc., is integrating its Afterpay buy now, pay later service into its e-commerce products across Canada. Meanwhile, airline Allegiant introduced Allegiant Pay Powered by Uplift for flights, hotels, and car-rental bookings made by its customers. Uplift is a travel-specific buy now, pay later provider. …
Read More »Four Trends Are Affecting U.S. Retail, a Checkout.com Report Finds
Everybody knows the U.S. retail arena is changing, but a new report from Checkout.com reveals that four trends, among them the growth in digital payments, currently are most affecting it. Rising prices, consumers seeking new shopping channels, and increased competitiveness are the other three trends altering the retail landscape. United …
Read More »Nacha Issues a New ‘Framework’ Aimed at Shifting Industry Emphasis to Credit Push Frauds
As payments fraud grows more threatening by the year, a report on Thursday from the governing body for the automated clearing house network recommends the payments industry shift its emphasis from combatting unauthorized debits to preventing crimes involving credit payments. Dubbed a “new risk-management framework,” the recommendation issued by Nacha …
Read More »Galileo Teams With DataVisor to Launch All-in-One Fraud Detection Beyond Credit Cards
Galileo Financial Technologies LLC said late Tuesday it is partnering with DataVisor Inc. to enhance its fraud-detection technology beyond credit cards to include such payments options as debit cards and the automated clearing house. The new technology will also include provisioning and onboarding of new accounts. The partnership comes as …
Read More »Looking to Upgrade Their Skills, Consumers Take BNPL to School
As consumers look to improve their education and gain new skills, many are turning to buy now, pay later services to finance these efforts. On Wednesday, the Atlanta-based BNPL provider Splitit USA Inc. said its merchant sales volume in digital education and professional development ballooned 350% from 2019 to 2022. …
Read More »Netcetera and Mastercard And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 9/19/22
Netcetera, a provider of digital-payments software, has joined Mastercard Engage, the card company’s global partner network.Canada-based payments provider OTT Pay Inc. has expanded to the U.S. market to offer a cross-border payments platform for global e-commerce merchants.Technologies such as smart phones and the Internet will drive digital payments volume to $19.89 trillion …
Read More »NCR To Split into Two Companies And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 9/16/22
NCR Corp.’s board approved a plan to split the company into two publicly traded entities, one concentrating on digital commerce and the other on ATMs. The move is expected to take place at the end of next year.Warehouse-store chain BJ’s Wholesale Club said it will accept SNAP EBT payments across all of its …
Read More »The CFPB’s Buy Now, Pay Later Report Offers a Regulatory Outline, But No Sweeping Overhaul
Long anticipated, a report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau offers suggestions on how regulation might aid the buy now, pay later industry, but doesn’t recommend a wholesale review of its practices. Among the risks outlined in the “Buy Now, Pay Later: Market trends and consumer impacts” report, released Thursday, are …
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