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Merchants Get Another Extension to File Claims in Their Class Action Against Visa and Mastercard

Merchants were granted a second extension late Tuesday for filing claims against Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. in their ongoing class-action lawsuit against the two networks over interchange costs. U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of New York Margo K. Brodie, who is presiding over the case, moved …

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Lightspeed’s New Data Tool and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/14/24

Lightspeed Commerce, a specialist in hospitality payments, launched Retail Insights, a data service for merchants. Shift4 Payments Inc. announced it will process all ticket sales and foodservice payments at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, the arena for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association. U.S.-based fintech software firm OMNIQ Corp. said …

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Debit Is Consumers’ Preferred Bill Pay Method, Despite Inflation Woes, a Study Finds

Debit cards are consumers’ favored method for paying bills, according to a report from bill-payment network doxo Inc. Some 62% of doxo users pay their bills using debit cards, compared to 24% who use the automated clearing house and 15% who opt for credit cards, according to doxo’s “The Bill …

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Lowthers Cites Steady Progress at Paysafe, But Says ‘We’re Not Done’

When Bruce Lowthers took over a struggling Paysafe Ltd. two years ago, he immediately plunged into what he noted then was a wide-ranging reclamation project. On Tuesday, he called out some progress but also offered a blunt update on his transformation efforts. “We have the right strategy and our execution …

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Most Consumers Use a Tech-Based Mobile Wallet as Retailer Ones Lag

Mobile wallets vie for consumer attention, but tech-based ones are most favored as 54% of credit cardholders use one of the big three—Apple Pay, Google Wallet, or Samsung Pay—finds new research from Auriemma Group. Tracked by the New York City-based advisory firm since 2016 in its Mobile Pay Tracker, mobile …

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Processing Fees, Not Interchange, Are the Cost Merchants Should Combat, Some Say

Merchants’ disdain for interchange is well documented, but one aspect of card-acceptance costs that gets drowned out by the outcry over interchange is that rising processing fees are hitting merchants harder than interchange hikes, according to some observers. Processors’ rate hikes have been running between 0.25% and 1.5% in recent …

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Lightspeed Lines up US Foods Referral Channel and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/9/24

Lightspeed Commerce Inc. announced it is working with US Foods Holding Corp., a large foodservice distributor, to sell Lightspeed’s payments technology for restaurants in the U.S. market. Embedded payments provider i3 Verticals Inc. reported $56 million in fiscal third-quarter revenue, down 2.3% from $57.3 million year-over-year. Its net loss increased to $8.3 million …

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How Shift4’s CEO Looks to Build Shift4 Into ‘the SpaceX of Payments’

Having finished what its chief executive called “a very busy quarter,” the major processor Shift4 Payments Inc. early Thursday reviewed recent moves in acquisitions, stadium deals, and point-of-sale technology, both for its longstanding position in the U.S. hospitality market and overseas. Even more ambitious initiatives are looming, promised chief executive …

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Debit Usage And Spending Remain on the Rise, a Pulse Study Finds

Consumers are using their debit cards more frequently than ever and generating higher tickets in the process, according to a report based on data from the Pulse electronic funds transfer network. Active debit card holders now use their cards 34.6 times per month on average, up more than 4% year …

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Priority’s Volume up 4.5% and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/8/24

Priority Technology Holdings Inc., a payments provider, reported $15.8 billion in June-quarter bankcard processing volume, up 4.5% year-over-year. For the first half of the year, volume came to $30.6 billion, up less than 1%. Revenue for the company totaled $219.9 million for the quarter, up 21%. For the first half, …

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