NCR Corp., a publicly traded banking and payments equipment manufacturer and software provider, could go private if rumors of a pending leveraged buyout prove true. The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that NCR was in exclusive talks with the private-equity firm Veritas Capital about a possible acquisition. The report noted …
Read More »More Than Token Progress: Tokenized Payments Will Hit 1 Trillion by 2026, Juniper Predicts
The total volume of tokenized payment transactions worldwide will exceed 1 trillion by 2026, up from 680 billion this year, according to a report released Monday by Juniper Research. The growth will come mostly from click-to-pay options that allow buyers to pay with a single click, using tokenized credentials, the …
Read More »Mastercard Makes a Quantum Leap And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/18/22
Mastercard Inc. and D-Wave Systems Inc., a quantum computing systems firm, announced a multiyear alliance to advance the adoption of quantum computing technology in areas such as consumer loyalty and rewards, cross-border settlement, and fraud management applications.Payments provider Adyen NV said it has processed 10 million donations by buyers on the commerce platform …
Read More »Lit on Fire by Covid, E-Commerce Will Hit $20 Trillion Globally by 2026, RBR Says
It is generally accepted that the pandemic energized online commerce, but now research is starting to emerge showing just how extensive that effect has been. “Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to 2026,” a report released Wednesday by the London-based research firm RBR, indicates e-commerce card spending came to $7.7 …
Read More »Adyen Brings Tap-to-Pay on iPhone to U.S. Merchants
Apple Inc.’s long awaited tap-to-pay on iPhone technology is now live with Adyen NV merchants Vince, Burton, G-Star, and Scotch & Soda. The technology enables merchants to accept face-to-face payments using iPhones without special point-of-sale acceptance hardware. Consumers can use almost any near-field communication-enabled device, such as another iPhone, Apple …
Read More »Contactless Payment Cements Itself in Transit Payments
Transit riders have made one aspect of their mobility routines abundantly clear. They want to use contactless payments to pay as they commute to work or ride to the beach. A full 91% of transit users in the second Future of Urban Mobility Survey from Visa Inc. either strongly or …
Read More »Eye On Acquiring: Deluxe Expands Processing; Nuvei Signs Delivery Platform WeCook
Deluxe Corp. announced on Thursday a deal with Dupaco Community Credit Union to process transactions for its business clients using its First American by Deluxe service. The Madison, Wis.-based credit union has more than 120 business clients. The service will also be made available to new Dupaco business customers, Deluxe …
Read More »As Amazon’s Prime Day Shopping Spree Nears, Overall Consumer Spending Grows
In-store sales growth continued to outpace that of online shopping in June, though e-commerce sales may get a big boost next week. According to the Mastercard Inc. SpendingPulse report, in-store sales increased 11.7% last month over June 2021, and were up 10.7% from June 2019. And, while e-commerce sales experienced …
Read More »Xplor’s New CBD Payment Service And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/7/22
Payments and commerce platform Xplor Technologies announced a new payment service for merchants that sell cannabidiol, also known as CBD, products.Dispute technology provider Chargebacks911 said it reached 1,000 integrated data connections on its platform.Payments-technology provider i2c Inc. has agreed to support fintech Marygold & Co.’s Tap to Pay debit Mastercard product.Prove Identity Inc. said its identity-verification …
Read More »Liability Shift Claims Solicited And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/5/22
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York announced merchants that incurred an unreimbursed EMV or chip fraud liability shift chargeback from Oct. 1, 2015, through Sept. 30, 2017, on a Visa, Mastercard, Discover, or American Express credit or debit card transaction can submit a claim in a pending class …
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