Debit Cards

To make cryptocurrency more accessible to the general public, BitPay Inc. on Tuesday announced a limited-time promotion with Simplex, a fiat-to-cryptocurrency gateway, to waive fees when BitPay wallet users purchase crypto using a credit or debit card. BitPay wallet users can buy the currency using the BitPay debit card or …

To help buy now, pay later lenders better manage the risk associated with each applicant, Equifax Inc. on Monday announced it will begin in 2022 including BNPL payment data in consumer credit reports. To report the data, Equifax has created a new code to designate BNPL tradelines in consumer credit …

Get ready for even more sophisticated in-car virtual assistance. Cerence Inc., which develops in-car virtual technology, has launched Co-Pilot, its advanced assistant that uses artificial intelligence and vehicle integration to help with such tasks as ordering and paying for a coffee while a mile away. Cerence says its technology—it has …

Building on the concept of transferring money directly from a bank account to a debit card, Astra Inc., a provider of bank-to-bank transfer technology, has introduced an application programming interface that enables money to be transferred from one debit card to another using the debit card networks.  The API, which …

The explosion in buy now, pay later point-of-sale lending was bound to catch the eye of regulators sooner or later, and on Thursday the other shoe dropped with a letter sent to five leading BNPL firms from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau requesting information on their services. The five—Affirm Inc., …

The move toward cashless sports stadiums continues to accelerate. UBS Arena, home of the National Hockey League’s New York Islanders, has contracted with Fiserv Inc. to install Clover point-of-sale hardware and Bypass point-of-sale software to enable digital and contactless payment options throughout the venue.  UBS Arena will deploy more than …

There are few subjects that raise the ire of merchants more than the runaway costs of card acceptance. For years, many have grumbled about the costs but felt powerless to do anything about them. Now, as the result of a chain of court victories at the state and federal level, …

New research from Fiserv Inc. found that 16% of U.S. consumers have used cryptocurrency at least once to pay for goods and services. The survey of 2,200 U.S. adults also revealed that 25% of crypto users cited lack of merchant acceptance as the primary limitation to increasing the use of crypto as …

Building on its strategy of enabling businesses to offer more, and speedier, options when it comes to disbursements, digital payments firm KyckGlobal Inc. is partnering with ACI Worldwide Inc. The partnership will enable businesses to initiate payments, such as refunds or insurance claims, to consumers through PayPal, Venmo, ACH, prepaid …

Sweden’s Klarna AB has 21 million users in the U.S. market for its buy now, pay later app, but it wants a lot more. On Tuesday, it announced it will ease payments for its users by letting them pay off installments via direct transfers from their bank account. The service …